| Name: | parasphenoid |
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| Synonyms: | |
| Definition: | Long, unpaired median dermal bone that runs almost the entire length of the cranium. Contacts the prevomer anteriorly, and the prootic and basioccipital posteriorly. Anteriorly the parasphenoid is a long, thin bone that widens abruptly at the point of contact with the prootic. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000561] |
| Name: | intramembranous ossification |
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| Synonyms: | dermal ossification, intramembranous bone ossification |
| Definition: | Direct ossification that occurs within mesenchyme or an accumulation of relatively unspecialized cells. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0001957] QuickGO AmiGO |