endostosis

[ en-do-stoh-sis, -duh- ]

noun

, Anatomy.

1. bone formation beginning in the substance of cartilage.

endostosis

/ ˌɛndɒsˈtəʊsɪs /

noun

1. the conversion of cartilage into bone

Word History and Origins

Origin of endostosis¹

First recorded in 1865–70; end- + ostosis