ectostosis
[ ek-to-stoh-sis, -tuh- ]
noun
the ossification of cartilage that begins under the perichondrium and proceeds inward.
Origin of ectostosis
1Other words from ectostosis
- ec·tos·te·al [ek-tos-tee-uhl], /ɛkˈtɒs ti əl/, adjective
- ec·tos·te·al·ly, adverb
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