| Term: | basihyal cartilage ossification |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | basihyal cartilage |
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| Synonyms: | basihyal |
| Definition: | Pharyngeal arch cartilage that is median and is the anterior-most cartilage of the ventral hyoid arch. It chondrifies between the anterior tips of the ceratohyal cartilages, anterior to the first copula. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001510] |
| 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 |