intermembranous ossification

intermembranous ossification

[¦in·tər′mem·brə·nəs ‚äs·ə·fə′kā·shən]
(histology)
Ossification within connective tissue with no prior formation of cartilage.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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On radiographic examination, mammary osteosarcomas usually show pathological bone formation in the breast tissue as a result of intermembranous ossification but marrow is not present [5].
Primary Osteosarcoma of the Breast Arising in an Intraductal Papilloma
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