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desmocranium

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Main Entry: des·mo·cra·ni·um
Pronunciation: "dez-m&-'krA-nE-&m, "des-, -mO-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural des·mo·cra·ni·ums or des·mo·cra·nia /-nE-&/
: the earliest mesenchymal precursor of thechondrocranium
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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desmocranium des·mo·cra·ni·um (děz'mō-krā'nē-əm, děs'-)
n.
The mass of embryonic mesenchymal cells that develop into the cranium.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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