Endostosis
[en-do-stoh-sis, -duh-] /ˌɛn dɒˈstoʊ sɪs, -də-/
noun, Anatomy.
1.
bone formation beginning in the substance of cartilage.
/ˌɛndɒsˈtəʊsɪs/
noun (pl) -ses (-siːz)
1.
the conversion of cartilage into bone
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