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ectostosis

noun
ect·​os·​to·​sis | \ ¦ekËŒt+\
plural ectostoses

Definition of ectostosis

: bone formation beginning immediately beneath the perichondrium and surrounding or replacing the underlying cartilage — compare endostosis

History and Etymology for ectostosis

New Latin, from ect- + -ostosis

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