noun
: ossification taking place from centers arising in cartilage and involving deposition of lime salts in the cartilage matrix followed by secondary absorption and replacement by true bony tissue — compare intermembranous ossification
noun
: ossification taking place from centers arising in cartilage and involving deposition of lime salts in the cartilage matrix followed by secondary absorption and replacement by true bony tissue — compare intermembranous ossification
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012