| Name: | scaphium |
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| Definition: | The scaphium is a modification of NA 1 in which the neural arch is reduced and fused to a cup-shaped ossification of membrane bone, the concha. The second Weberian ossicle, consisting of three parts: the concha, the ascending process, and the articulating process. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000429] |
| Name: | ossification |
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| Synonyms: | bone biosynthesis, bone formation, osteogenesis |
| Definition: | The formation of bone or of a bony substance, or the conversion of fibrous tissue or of cartilage into bone or a bony substance. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0001503] QuickGO AmiGO |