| Name: | ventral hypohyal bone | 
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| 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 | 
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| 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 |