membranous ossification


mem·bra·nous os·si·fi·ca·tion

development of osseous tissue within mesenchymal tissue without prior cartilage formation, such as occurs in the frontal and parietal bones. Synonym(s): intramembranous ossification

mem·bra·nous os·si·fi·ca·tion

(mem'bră-nŭs os'i-fi-kā'shŭn) Development of osseous tissue that occurs within mesenchymal tissue without prior cartilage formation, such as occurs in the frontal and parietal bones.