endostosis

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noun

A process of bone formation in which ossification takes place within the substance of the cartilage.

OriginNew Latin endostosis →
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Meanings

nounendostosis (countable and uncountable, plural endostoses)

plural endostoses

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA process of bone formation in which ossification takes place within the substance of the cartilage.

Origin

  1. New Latinendostosis
  2. Englishendostosis

From New Latin endostosis. By surface analysis, endo- + ostosis.

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APA

endostosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endostosis

MLA

“endostosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endostosis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “endostosis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endostosis.

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