释义 |
EncyclopediaSeeendochondral ossificationMedicalSeeENDOCHONDRAL OSSIFICATION: Ossification process in a long bone; (A) progression from embryo to young adult, (B) microscopic view of an epiphyseal diskENDOCHONDRAL OSSIFICATIONendochondral ossificationThe formation of bone in cartilage, as in the formation of long bones, involving the destruction and removal of cartilage and the formation of osseous tissue in the space formerly occupied by the cartilage. See: illustrationillustrationSee also: ossificationendochondral ossification Bone formation occurring within cartilage, in which cartilage is replaced by bone. This is the main process of bone formation and extension during fetal life and childhood.en·do·chon·dral os·si·fi·ca·tion (en'dō-kon'drăl os'i-fi-kā'shŭn) Formation of osseous tissue by replacement of calcified cartilage. ">endochondral ossification from embryo to young adult, (B) microscopic view of an epiphyseal disk" href="javascript:eml2('davisTab', 'o100p0.jpg')">ENDOCHONDRAL OSSIFICATION: Ossification process in a long bone; (A) progression from embryo to young adult, (B) microscopic view of an epiphyseal diskENDOCHONDRAL OSSIFICATIONendochondral ossificationThe formation of bone in cartilage, as in the formation of long bones, involving the destruction and removal of cartilage and the formation of osseous tissue in the space formerly occupied by the cartilage. See: illustrationillustrationSee also: ossificationendochondral ossification Bone formation occurring within cartilage, in which cartilage is replaced by bone. This is the main process of bone formation and extension during fetal life and childhood.en·do·chon·dral os·si·fi·ca·tion (en'dō-kon'drăl os'i-fi-kā'shŭn) Formation of osseous tissue by replacement of calcified cartilage. |