Phenotype: entopterygoid bone mineralization decreased occurrence, abnormal
Note: This statement combines anatomy and/or ontology terms with phenotype quality terms to create a complete phenotype (EQ) statement. For detailed information on individual terms, click the hyperlinked term name.
Name: entopterygoid
Synonyms: endopterygoid, mesopterygoid
Definition: The entopterygoid is a dermal bone that forms the anteroventral and ventral surface of the orbit. It develops as a long sliver of bone developing in the membrane dorsomedial to the palatoquadrate cartilage (3.8 mm NL).
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000657]
Name: bone mineralization
Synonyms: bone calcification
Definition: The deposition of hydroxyapatite, a form of calcium phosphate with the formula Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2, in bone tissue.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0030282]    QuickGO    AmiGO
Name: decreased occurrence
Synonyms: decreased incidence
Definition: An occurrence which is relatively low.
Ontology: Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0002052]