ectostosis etymology

English word ectostosis comes from English ecto- (Outside.), English ostosis ((biology) bone formation; ossification.)

Detailed word origin of ectostosis

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
ecto- English (eng) Outside.
ostosis English (eng) (biology) bone formation; ossification.
ectostosis English (eng) (physiology) A process of bone formation in which ossification takes place in the perichondrium and either surrounds or gradually replaces the cartilage.

Words with the same origin as ectostosis

Descendants of ecto-
ectethmoid ectoblast ectobronchium ectocervical ectocervix ectocornea ectocranial ectoenzyme ectogenesis ectogenous ectokinase ectomesocuneiform ectonucleoside ectonucleotide ectoperitrophic ectophosphodiesterase ectophytic ectoplacental ectoplast ectostylid ectosylvian ectosymbiont ectosymbiotic ectotherm ectozoon