Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook intramembranous ossification Also found in:Dictionary,Thesaurus,Medical,Wikipedia. [‚in·trə′mem·brə·nəs ‚äs·ə·fə′kā·shən] (histology) Formation of bone tissue directly from connective tissue without...
Bone - Osteogenesis, Ossification, Intramembranous: Bone is formed in the embryo in two general ways. For most bones the general shape is first laid down as a cartilage model, which is then progressively replaced by bone (endochondral bone formation). A