membrane bone

English Thesaurus

1. any bone that develops within membranous tissue without previous cartilage formation; e.g. the clavicle and bones of the skull (noun.body)

hypernym	:	bone, os,
definition	:	rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates (noun.body)

hyponym	:	forehead, frontal bone, os frontale,
definition	:	the large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: includes the upper part of the orbits (noun.body)

hyponym	:	parietal bone,
definition	:	either of two skull bones between the frontal and occipital bones and forming the top and sides of the cranium (noun.body)

hyponym	:	occipital bone,
definition	:	a saucer-shaped membrane bone that forms the back of the skull (noun.body)