Endostosis

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Endostosis \En`dos*to"sis\, n. [NL. See {Endo-}, and {Ostosis}.]
     (Physiol.)
     A process of bone formation in which ossification takes place
     within the substance of the cartilage.
     [1913 Webster]