membrane-bone

noun

A bony element covered by cartilaginous tissue; an endochondral bone.

Meanings

nounmembrane-bone (plural membrane-bones)

plural membrane-bones

  1. anatomyA bony element covered by cartilaginous tissue; an endochondral bone.
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