http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0036074
Direct ossification in which transformation of the pre-existing tissue occurs without dedifferentiation of cells or reinitiation of cell division; direct transformation of a non-bone tissue into a bone tissue. [ VSAO:curator ]
Synonyms: metaplasia
Term information
This class was sourced from an external ontology (vertebrate_skeletal_anatomy). Its definitions, naming conventions and relationships may need to be checked for compatibility with uberon