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cartilage bone

NOUN
  1. any bone that develops within cartilage rather than a fibrous tissue

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  • Hertwig followed up this clue, and came to the conclusion not only that placoid scales and teeth were strictly homologous, but also that all membrane bones were derived phylogenetically from ossifications present in the skin or in the mucous membrane of the mouth, just as cartilage bones were derived from the cartilaginous skeletons of the primitive Vertebrates. Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology
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