membrane bone

Definition of Membrane Bone in English :

1. membrane bone

any bone that develops within membranous tissue without previous cartilage formation; e.g. the clavicle and bones of the skull

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Membrane Bone

noun

any bone that develops within membranous tissue, such as the clavicle and bones of the skull, without cartilage formation

Compare cartilage bone

a bone developed in a connective tissue membrane rather than in cartilage

n.

A bone that forms directly in membranous connective tissue, as some cranial bones, instead of developing from cartilage.