Definition of Ostosis. Meaning of Ostosis. Synonyms of Ostosis

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Definition of Ostosis

Ostosis
Ostosis Os*to"sis, n. [NL., from Gr. ? a bone.] (Physiol.) Bone formation; ossification. See Ectostosis, and Endostosis.

Meaning of Ostosis from wikipedia

- Pycnodysostosis (from Gr**** πυκνός (puknos) 'dense' dys- 'defective' and -ostosis 'condition of the bone') is a lysosomal storage disease of the bone caused...
- Nievergelt syndrome. Craniosynostosis (from cranio, cranium; + syn, together; + ostosis relating to bone) is a condition in which one or more of the fibrous sutures...