cartilage bone

A bone developed from cartilage.

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cartilage bone

(Anatomy) any bone that develops within cartilage rather than in a fibrous tissue membrane. Compare membrane bone

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cartilage bone - any bone that develops within cartilage rather than a fibrous tissue

bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates

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