ectostosis
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ec·tos·to·sis
(ek'tos-tō'sis),Ossification in cartilage beneath the perichondrium, or formation of bone beneath the periosteum.
[ecto- + G. osteon, bone, + -osis, condition]
ectostosis
/ec·to·sto·sis/ (ek″to-sto´sis) ossification beneath the perichondrium of a cartilage or the periosteum of a bone.ec·tos·to·sis
(ek'tos-tō'sis)Ossification in cartilage beneath the perichondrium, or formation of bone beneath the periosteum.
[ecto- + G. osteon, bone, + -osis, condition]
ectostosis
ossification of cartilageectostosis
ossification beneath the perichondrium of a cartilage or the periosteum of a bone.