'Ectostosis' definitions:
Definition of 'Ectostosis'
- Ectostosis \Ec`tos*to"sis\, n. [NL. See Ect-, and Ostosis.]
(Physiol.)
A process of bone formation in which ossification takes place
in the perichondrium and either surrounds or gradually
replaces the cartilage.
[1913 Webster]
