endostosis

[ en-do-stoh-sis, -duh- ]

nounAnatomy.
  1. bone formation beginning in the substance of cartilage.

Origin of endostosis

1
First recorded in 1865–70; end- + ostosis

Words Nearby endostosis

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British Dictionary definitions for endostosis

endostosis

/ (ˌɛndɒsˈtəʊsɪs) /


nounplural -ses (-siːz)
  1. the conversion of cartilage into bone

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