membrane bone

/ˌmɛmˈbreɪn boʊn/

Other forms: membrane bones

Definitions of membrane bone

1. noun

   any bone that develops within membranous tissue without previous cartilage formation; e.g. the clavicle and bones of the skull
   types:

   forehead, frontal bone, os frontale

   the large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: includes the upper part of the orbits

   parietal bone

   either of two skull bones between the frontal and occipital bones and forming the top and sides of the cranium

   occipital bone

   a saucer-shaped membrane bone that forms the back of the skull

   type of:

   bone, os

   rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates