woven bone

woven bone definition - medical

wo·ven bone (wōˈvən)

noun
Bony tissue characteristic of the embryonic skeleton in which the collagen fibers of the matrix are arranged irregularly in the form of interlacing networks. Also called nonlamellar bone, reticulated bone.

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