| Name: | parietal bone |
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| Synonyms: | post parietal |
| Definition: | Paired dermal bone that covers the hind part of the cranium, overlapping the dorsal edge of the sphenotic, pterotic, epiotic and the anterior edge of the supraoccipital. The parietal are overlapped anteriorly by the frontal. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000486] |
| 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 |