endochondrally

English

Etymology

From endochondral +‎ -ly.

Adverb

endochondrally (not comparable)

  1. Within cartilage
    • 2015 October 15, “Perinatal Specimens of Saurolophus angustirostris (Dinosauria: Hadrosauridae), from the Upper Cretaceous of Mongolia”, in PLOS ONE‎[1], →DOI:
      The pedicles of the arch largely consist of calcified cartilage and contain some endochondrally formed bone spicules (Fig 13B ).
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