endochondral
/ˌɛndoʊˈkɑndrəl/
adjective
- Relating to or describing bone that develops by replacing cartilage.
- Doctors study endochondral development to understand how children's bones grow and heal.
- Endochondral ossification is the process that forms most of the bones in the human skeleton.
- The growth of long bones, like the femur, occurs through endochondral bone formation.