ectostosis

noun

ect·​os·​to·​sis

¦ekˌt+

plural ectostoses

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

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from ect- + -ostosis

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