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porosis

porosis noun: the formation of callus; the knitting together of broken bones.

Noun

porosis (usually uncountable, plural poroses)

  1. (usually) The formation of callus; the knitting together of broken bones.
    • Flat vertebrae and wedging spine of an aged woman who died from starvation are found as in the other malacic poroses.1971, Herbert Junghanns, Georg Schmorl, E. F. Besemann, The Human Spine in Health and Disease, page 119

Forms of porosis

pluralporoses

Questions about porosis

What does porosis mean?
Porosis means the formation of callus; the knitting together of broken bones.
What part of speech is porosis?
Porosis is a noun.
What is the plural of porosis?
The plural of porosis is poroses.

Words near porosis in the dictionary

  1. porosimeter
  2. porosimeters
  3. porosimetric
  4. porosimetrically
  5. porosimetry
  6. porosis
  7. porosities
  8. porosity
  9. porosome
  10. porosomes
  11. porostele

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