| Term: | cleithrum intramembranous 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: | cleithrum |
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| Synonyms: | cleithra |
| Definition: | Transversely oriented bone connecting the occipital region of the skull dorsally and pectoral girdle ventrally; appears near the end of embryogenesis. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000184] |
| Name: | intramembranous ossification |
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| Synonyms: | dermal ossification, intramembranous bone ossification |
| Definition: | Direct ossification that occurs within mesenchyme or an accumulation of relatively unspecialized cells. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0001957] QuickGO AmiGO |