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ectostosis

ectostosis noun: a process of bone formation in which ossification takes place in the perichondrium and either surrounds or gradually replaces the cartilage.

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.

Forms of ectostosis

pluralectostoses

Origin of ectostosis

From ecto- + ostosis.

Questions about ectostosis

What does ectostosis mean?
Ectostosis means a process of bone formation in which ossification takes place in the perichondrium and either surrounds or gradually replaces the cartilage.
What part of speech is ectostosis?
Ectostosis is a noun.
What is the plural of ectostosis?
The plural of ectostosis is ectostoses.

Words near ectostosis in the dictionary

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

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