intramembranous ossification

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Nameintramembranous ossification
IDGO_0001957
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Biological process

Description

Direct ossification that occurs within mesenchyme or an accumulation of relatively unspecialized cells.

Related synonym

intramembranous bone ossification

Comment

An instance of intramembranous ossification may also be classified as metaplastic; the former classifies based on tissue type location, and the latter based on mechanism/cell division.

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