| Name: | ethmoid cartilage |
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| Synonyms: | ethmoid plate |
| Definition: | Bilaterally paired neurocranium cartilage which is initially plate-like and formed from the anterior fusion between the bilaterally paired trabecula cranii. It grows dorsally between the laminae orbitonasales to attain a complex shape. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001405] |
| Name: | chondrocyte development |
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| Synonyms: | |
| Definition: | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a chondrocyte over time, from its commitment to its mature state. Chondrocyte development does not include the steps involved in committing a chondroblast to a chondrocyte fate. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0002063] QuickGO AmiGO |
| Name: | premature |
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| Synonyms: | advanced, early, precocious |
| Definition: | A quality of a process which starts earlier than the natural start time or the reference process. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000694] |