Term Name: preethmoid bone
Synonyms: pre-ethmoid, preethmoid bones
Definition: Small rounded to egg-shaped cartilage bone that sits in an anteriolateral depression on the prevomer. Articulates with the autopalatine in all cypriniforms.
Appears at: Juvenile:Days 45-89 (45d-90d, 14 mm, 12 teeth)
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001404]

Relationships
develops from: ethmoid cartilage
is part of: chondrocranium olfactory region
is a type of: endochondral bone

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