chondrify
/ˈkɑndrɪfaɪ/
verb
- To change into cartilage or become cartilaginous, especially during the development of the skeleton.
- During fetal development, certain tissues chondrify to form the early skeleton.
- The cells began to chondrify as the embryo grew.
- In some fish, parts of the skull chondrify rather than ossify.
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