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Results for “dermal bone”

Ichthyological terms, not general ones.

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  • dermal bone

    Bone-type ossifying directly from connective tissue membranes and thus lacking a cartilaginous predecessor. Tend to be more numerous in primitive fish forms.

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  • antorbital

    A small, paired dermal bone lying lateral to the nasal bone in front of the eye.

    Used in 2 profiles

  • premaxilla

    Either of the paired, dermal bones located in front of and between the maxillary bones in the upper jaw. Often bear teeth.

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  • clavicle

    Refers to the collar bone in human anatomy. Present in the pectoral girdle of some fishes as a paired, dermal bone ventral to or fused with the cleithrum.

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  • circumorbitals

    Series of dermal bones surrounding the eye, including the suborbitals and supraorbitals.

  • frontal

    Either of the two dermal bone on top of the skull, above the eyes. May be paired or fused.

    Used in 42 profiles

  • anguloarticular

    A compound bone formed by the fusion of the dermal angular and the cartilaginous articular and comprising the posterior part of the lower jaw.

    Used in 5 profiles