Term: pterotic chondrocyte
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Name: pterotic
Synonyms: autopterotic
Definition: Paired cartilage bone that contacts the autosphenotic anteriorly, the parietal dorsally, the prootic ventrally, and the epiotic and exoccipital posteriorly. The pterotic encloses the horizontal semicircular canal of the inner ear. The lower edge of the pterotic contributes to the hyomandibular facet.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000576]
Name: chondrocyte
Synonyms: chondrocytes
Definition: Polymorphic cell that form cartilage.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009084]