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endostosis

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

noun

, Anatomy.
  1. bone formation beginning in the substance of cartilage.


endostosis

/ ˌɛndɒsˈtəʊsɪs /

noun

  1. the conversion of cartilage into bone


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Word History and Origins

Origin of endostosis1

First recorded in 1865–70; end- + ostosis

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