Definition of Ostosis

1. n. Bone formation; ossification. See Ectostosis, and Endostosis.

Definition of Ostosis

1. Noun. (biology) bone formation; ossification ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ostosis

1. the formation of bone [n -TOSES or -TOSISES]

Medical Definition of Ostosis

1. Bone formation; ossification. See Ectostosis, and Endostosis. Origin: NL, from Gr. A bone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ostosis

ostler
ostleress
ostleresses
ostleries
ostlers
ostlery
ostmark
ostmarks
ostodolepid
ostodolepids
ostomate
ostomates
ostomies
ostomy
ostoses
ostosis (current term)
ostosises
ostraca
ostracea
ostracean
ostraceans
ostraceous
ostracion
ostraciont
ostracionts
ostracise
ostracised
ostracises
ostracising
ostracism

Literary usage of Ostosis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A System of oral surgery: Being a Treatise on the Diseases and Surgery of by James Edmund Garretson (1884)
"THE term ostosis is derived from the Greek words sí, " out of," and <m-ìm, a " bone :" it denotes an osseous tumor which forms on the surface of ..."

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