| Name: | Meckel's cartilage |
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| Synonyms: | ventral mandibular cartilage |
| Definition: | Meckel's cartilage is the bilaterally paired, rod-like, cartilaginous ventral component of the lower jaw, or ventral mandibular arch. It is typically resorbed in adults. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001205] |
| Name: | endochondral ossification |
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| Synonyms: | |
| Definition: | Replacement ossification wherein bone tissue replaces cartilage. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0001958] 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] |