Endochondral ossification

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-003890",
  "term": "Endochondral ossification",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The process by which cartilage is replaced by bone, forming most of the bones in the vertebrate skeleton. This method of bone formation involves a cartilage model that is gradually resorbed and replaced by osseous tissue. Long bones, such as the femur, develop through endochondral ossification.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "see_also": [
    "cartilage",
    "fetus",
    "intramembrous ossification"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2016, 88, 713. 'Glossary of terms used in developmental and reproductive toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2016)' on page 748 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-1202)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/endochondral-ossification/"
}