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endostosis

endostosis noun: a process of bone formation in which ossification takes place within the substance of the cartilage.

Noun

endostosis (countable and uncountable, plural endostoses)

  1. A process of bone formation in which ossification takes place within the substance of the cartilage.

Forms of endostosis

pluralendostoses

Origin of endostosis

From New Latin endostosis. By surface analysis, endo- + ostosis.

Questions about endostosis

What does endostosis mean?
Endostosis means a process of bone formation in which ossification takes place within the substance of the cartilage.
What part of speech is endostosis?
Endostosis is a noun.
What is the plural of endostosis?
The plural of endostosis is endostoses.

Words near endostosis in the dictionary

  1. endostoma
  2. endostomata
  3. endostome
  4. endostomes
  5. endostoses
  6. endostosis
  7. endostructural
  8. endostructure
  9. endostructures
  10. endostylar
  11. endostyle

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