membrane bone

Noun
  1. Any bone that develops within membranous tissue without previous cartilage formation;
    E.g. the clavicle and bones of the skull (synset 105284359)
    is a type of: bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
    subtypes:
    • forehead, frontal bone, os frontale - the large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: includes the upper part of the orbits
    • parietal bone - either of two skull bones between the frontal and occipital bones and forming the top and sides of the cranium
    • occipital bone - a saucer-shaped membrane bone that forms the back of the skull

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