ENDOSTOSIS

Etymology

Noun

endostosis (countable and uncountable, plural endostoses)

(physiology) A process of bone formation in which ossification takes place within the substance of the cartilage.

Source: Wiktionary


En`dos*to"sis, n. Etym: [NL. See Endo-, and Ostosis.] (Physiol.)

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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