
Ectostosis
UK
/ˌɛk.təʊˈstəʊ.sɪs/
US
/ˌɛk.təˈstoʊ.sɪs/

Translation of "ectostosis" into Russian
ectostosis
NounUK
/ˌɛk.təʊˈstəʊ.sɪs/
US
/ˌɛk.təˈstoʊ.sɪs/
ectostosis
ectostoses pl
The doctor diagnosed the patient with an ectostosis on the jaw.
Доктор диагностировал у пациента экзостоз на челюсти.
Additional translations
экзостозия
Definitions
ectostosis
NounUK
/ˌɛk.təʊˈstəʊ.sɪs/
US
/ˌɛk.təˈstoʊ.sɪs/
A bony growth or projection on the surface of a bone.
The X-ray revealed an ectostosis on the patient's femur, which was causing discomfort.
The process of bone formation occurring within membranous tissue (intramembranous ossification), as opposed to ossification within cartilage.
Intramembranous ectostosis is responsible for the development of many of the flat bones of the skull.