Periskeletal
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Around the skeleton. not-comparable
"Starting at approximately one month of age and continuing for the next two years, the scleral ossicles of SF elongate via unilateral periskeletal ossification and fuse to form a continuous bony ring that eventually covers 90% or more of the circumference of the eye, while the sclera of CF remain cartilaginous, stop growing, and eventually form a cyst around the degenerating eye."
Example
More examples"Starting at approximately one month of age and continuing for the next two years, the scleral ossicles of SF elongate via unilateral periskeletal ossification and fuse to form a continuous bony ring that eventually covers 90% or more of the circumference of the eye, while the sclera of CF remain cartilaginous, stop growing, and eventually form a cyst around the degenerating eye."
Etymology
From peri- + skeletal.
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