endostosis

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

en·dos·to·sis

[en-do-stoh-sis, -duh-]
noun Anatomy.
bone formation beginning in the substance of cartilage.

Origin:
1865–70; end- + ostosis
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Endostosis is always a great word to know.
So is palate. Does it mean:
pertaining to or affecting the heart and blood vessels
the roof of the mouth, consisting of a hard palate and a soft palate that separates the oral cavity from the nasal cavity
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endostosis (ˌɛndɒsˈtəʊsɪs)
 
n , pl -ses
the conversion of cartilage into bone

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