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Ectostosis

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) A process of bone formation in which ossification takes place in the perichondrium and either surrounds or gradually replaces the cartilage.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Ectostosis'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/ectostosis.html. 1828.