Term: parietal bone ossification
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Name: parietal bone
Synonyms: post parietal
Definition: Paired dermal bone that covers the hind part of the cranium, overlapping the dorsal edge of the sphenotic, pterotic, epiotic and the anterior edge of the supraoccipital. The parietal are overlapped anteriorly by the frontal.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000486]
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