intramembranous
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intramembranous — 1. Within, or between the layers of, a membrane. 2. Denoting a method of bone formation directly from mesenchymal cells without an intervening cartilage stage (occurring, for example, in the calvaria), as distinguished from intracartilaginous… … Medical dictionary
Intramembranous ossification — is one of the two processes during fetal development of the mammalian skeletal system in which bone tissue is created. It is also an essential process during the healing of bone fractures Brighton, Carl T. and Robert M. Hunt (1991), Early… … Wikipedia
intramembranous — adj. within a membrane … English contemporary dictionary
intramembranous — in·tra·membranous … English syllables
intramembranous — “+ adjective Etymology: intra + membranous of bone development : taking place through the ossification of a membrane compare intracartilaginous … Useful english dictionary
intramembranous particles — Particles (or complementary pits) seen in freeze fractured membranes. The cleavage plane is through the centre of the bilayer, and the particles are usually assumed to represent integral membrane proteins (or polymers of such proteins) … Dictionary of molecular biology
intramembranous ossification — ossification that occurs in and replaces connective tissue, as occurs in the calvaria and in periosteal bone formation … Medical dictionary
Bone — This article is about the skeletal organ. For other uses, see Bone (disambiguation) and Bones (disambiguation). For the tissue, see Osseous tissue. Drawing of a human femur Bones are rigid organs that constitute part of the endoskeleton of… … Wikipedia
Ossification — Bone is broken down by osteoclasts, and rebuilt by osteoblasts, both of which communicate through cytokine (TGF β, IGF) signalling. Ossification (or osteogenesis) is the process of laying down new bone material by cells called osteoblasts. It is… … Wikipedia
Ossification — The process of creating bone, that is of transforming cartilage (or fibrous tissue) into bone. The human skeleton initially consists largely of cartilage which is relatively soft and is gradually transformed into hard bone during infant and child … Medical dictionary
