Parostosis

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

  Parostosis \Par`os*to"sis\, n. [NL. See {Para-}, and {Ostosis}.]
     (Physiol.)
     Ossification which takes place in purely fibrous tracts; the
     formation of bone outside of the periosteum.
     [1913 Webster]