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Meaning of ectostosis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A process of bone formation in which ossification takes place in the perichondrium and either surrounds or gradually replaces the cartilage.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

ectostylid ectosymbiont ectosymbiosis ectoteloblast ectotherm ectothermic

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