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cartilage bone

–noun
a bone that develops from cartilage.
Compare membrane bone.
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cartilage bone  
n.  A bone developed from cartilage.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cartilage bone
Function: noun
: a bone formed by ossification of cartilage —compare MEMBRANE BONE
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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cartilage bone n.
A bone that develops in the region of a cartilage after the cartilage is partially or completely destroyed. Also called endochondral bone.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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