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ectostoses

ectostoses is the plural of ectostosis.

Meaning of ectostosis

Noun

ectostosis (plural ectostoses)

  1. A process of bone formation in which ossification takes place in the perichondrium and either surrounds or gradually replaces the cartilage.

Questions about ectostoses

What is ectostoses the plural of?
Ectostoses is the plural of ectostosis.

Words near ectostoses in the dictionary

  1. ectospermaleges
  2. ectosphere
  3. ectospheres
  4. ectosteal
  5. ectosteally
  6. ectostoses
  7. ectostosis
  8. ectostylid
  9. ectostylids
  10. ectosurgical
  11. ectosylvian

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