ectostosis

== English == === Etymology === From ecto- +‎ ostosis. === Noun === ectostosis (plural ectostoses) (physiology) A process of bone formation in which ossification takes place in the perichondrium and either surrounds or gradually replaces the cartilage. ==== Hypernyms ==== ostosis ==== Coordinate terms ==== endostosis ==== Related terms ==== ectosteal exostosis hyperostosis osteosis