Definition of ostosis

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Ostosis (n.) Bone formation; ossification. See Ectostosis, and Endostosis..

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Parosteal :: Parosteal () Of or pertaining to parostosis; as, parosteal ossification..
Exostosis :: Exostosis (n.) A knot formed upon or in the wood of trees by disease.
Dermostosis :: Dermostosis (n.) Ossification of the dermis.
Parostosis :: Parostosis (n.) Ossification which takes place in purely fibrous tracts; the formation of bone outside of the periosteum.
Synovia :: Synostosis (n.) Same as Synosteosis.
Ossification :: Ossification (n.) The formation of bone; the process, in the growth of an animal, by which inorganic material (mainly lime salts) is deposited in cartilage or membrane, forming bony tissue; ostosis..
Ectostosis :: Ectostosis (n.) A process of bone formation in which ossification takes place in the perichondrium and either surrounds or gradually replaces the cartilage.
Endostosis :: Endostosis (n.) A process of bone formation in which ossification takes place within the substance of the cartilage.
Endosteal :: Endosteal (a.) Relating to endostosis; as, endosteal ossification..
Exostosis :: Exostosis (n.) Any protuberance of a bone which is not natural; an excrescence or morbid enlargement of a bone.
Ectosteal :: Ectosteal (a.) Of or pertaining to ectostosis; as, ectosteal ossification..
Ostosis :: Ostosis (n.) Bone formation; ossification. See Ectostosis, and Endostosis..
Parostotic :: Parostotic (a.) Pertaining to parostosis.
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