ectostosis
noun
ect·os·to·sis
¦ekˌt+
plural ectostoses
: bone formation beginning immediately beneath the perichondrium and surrounding or replacing the underlying cartilage compare endostosis
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from ect- + -ostosis
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