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Bone Development

Medical Definition: The growth and development of bones from fetus to adult. It includes two principal mechanisms of bone growth: growth in length of long bones at the epiphyseal cartilages and growth in thickness by depositing new bone (OSTEOGENESIS) with the actions of OSTEOBLASTS and OSTEOCLASTS.
Guide Notes: OSTEOGENESIS is also available
Also Called: Bone Growth
Bone Development Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Maxillofacial Development - The process of growth and differentiation of the jaws and face.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Osteogenesis - The process of bone formation. Histogenesis of bone including ossification.

Bone Development Medical Definitions and Terms

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