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chondrocranium

Syllabification: (chon·dro·cra·ni·um)
Definition of chondrocranium

noun

Zoology & Embryology
  • the primary skull of vertebrates, composed of cartilage, which in humans and most other vertebrates is replaced by bone during development.

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