The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
ectostosis — ectosteal /ek tos tee euhl/, adj. ectosteally, adv. /ek to stoh sis, teuh /, n. the ossification of cartilage that begins under the perichondrium and proceeds inward. [ECT + OSTOSIS] * * * … Universalium
ectostosis — Ossification in cartilage beneath the perichondrium, or formation of bone beneath the periosteum. [ecto + G. osteon, bone, + osis, condition] * * * ec·to·sto·sis (ek″to stoґsis) [ecto + ostosis] ossification beneath the perichondrium of a… … Medical dictionary
ectostosis — n. hardening of cartilage (from the outside inwards) … English contemporary dictionary
ectostosis — ect·os·to·sis … English syllables
ectostosis — /ɛktɒsˈtoʊsəs/ (say ektos tohsuhs) noun the ossification of cartilage proceeding from without inward. {New Latin; from ect(o) + ostosis as in exostosis} …
ectostosis — |ekˌt+ noun (plural ectostoses) Etymology: New Latin, from ect + ostosis : bone formation beginning immediately beneath the perichondrium and surrounding or replacing the underlying cartilage compare endostosis * * * ectosteal /ek tos tee euhl/ … Useful english dictionary
Ectosteal — Ec*tos te*al, a. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to ectostosis; as, ectosteal ossification. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ostosis — Os*to sis, n. [NL., from Gr. oste on a bone.] (Physiol.) Bone formation; ossification. See {Ectostosis}, and {Endostosis}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ect- — combining form or ecto Etymology: New Latin, from Greek ekto outside, from ektos, from ex out of, out more at ex 1. : outside … Useful english dictionary
endostosis — |enˌd+ noun (plural endostoses) Etymology: New Latin, from end + ostosis : ossification beginning in the substance of a cartilage compare ectostosis * * * /en do stoh sis, deuh /, n. Anat. bone formation beginning in the substance of cartilage.… … Useful english dictionary
