Endoskeletal elements that encase the brain, nose, inner ear[cjm]. that part of the neurocranium formed by endochondral ossification and comprising the bones of the base of the skull[TFD]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chondrocranium http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/chondrocranium ]

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