secondary ossification center

Term ID

UBERON:0010357

Synonyms

• centrum ossificationis secundarium

Definition

A secondary ossification center is the area of ossification that appears after the primary ossification center has already appeared - most of which appear during the postnatal and adolescent years. Most bones have more than one secondary ossification center. In long bones, the secondary centres appear in the epiphyses. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ossification_center#Secondary

References

Ontology

Uberon Ontology