Term: ventral hypohyal bone ossification
Name: ventral hypohyal bone
Synonyms: lower hypohyal, ventrohyal
Definition: The ventral hypohyal ossifies first along the anteroventral tip of the ceratohyal cartilage at the insertion of the tendon from the sternohyoideus (5.7 mm).
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000300]

Name: ossification
Synonyms: bone biosynthesis, bone formation, osteogenesis
Definition: The formation of bone or of a bony substance, or the conversion of fibrous tissue or of cartilage into bone or a bony substance.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0001503]    QuickGO    AmiGO