ectostosis
Ec`tos*to"sis, n. Etym: [NL. See Ect-, and Ostosis.] (Physiol.) Defn: A process of bone formation in which ossification takes place in the perichondrium and either surrounds or gradually replaces the cartilage.
Ec`tos*to"sis, n. Etym: [NL. See Ect-, and Ostosis.] (Physiol.) Defn: A process of bone formation in which ossification takes place in the perichondrium and either surrounds or gradually replaces the cartilage.