cartilage bone

noun

a bone that develops from cartilage.
Compare membrane bone.

Words nearby cartilage bone

carthorse, carthusian, cartier, cartier-bresson, cartilage, cartilage bone, cartilage capsule, cartilage cell, cartilage lacuna, cartilage matrix, cartilage of nasal septum

British Dictionary definitions for cartilage bone

cartilage bone

noun

any bone that develops within cartilage rather than in a fibrous tissue membrane Compare membrane bone

Medical definitions for cartilage bone

cartilage bone

n.

A bone that develops in the region of a cartilage after the cartilage is partially or completely destroyed. endochondral bone