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endostosis definition

endos·to·sis (en′däs tō′sis)

noun pl. endostoses -·ses′ (-sēz′)

the formation of bone within cartilage

Etymology: ModL < end(o)- + ostosis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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