ostosis

[ o-stoh-sis ]
/ ɒˈstoʊ sɪs /

noun Physiology.

the formation of bone; ossification.

Origin of ostosis

From New Latin; see origin at oste-, -osis

Words nearby ostosis

ostium uterinum tubae, ostler, ostmark, ostomate, ostomy, ostosis, ostpolitik, ostpreussen, ostracism, ostracize, ostracod

British Dictionary definitions for ostosis

ostosis
/ (ɒsˈtəʊsɪs) /

noun

the formation of bone; ossification

Medical definitions for ostosis

ostosis
[ ŏ-stō′sĭs ]

n.

Variant ofosteosis