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PAROSTOSIS

Definition: PAROSTOSIS

PAROSTOSIS

Noun

1. Ossification which takes place in purely fibrous tracts; the formation of bone outside of the periosteum.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Etymology: Parostosis \Par`os*to"sis\, noun. [New Latin expression. See Para-, and Ostosis.]. (Websters 1913)

 

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Crosswords: PAROSTOSIS

English words defined with "PAROSTOSIS": Parosteal, Parostotic. (references)

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Rhyming with "PAROSTOSIS"

Words rhyming with "PAROSTOSIS" (pronounced 'Par`os*to"sis'): Absis, Actinomycosis, Adenosclerosis, AEsthesis, Agennesis, Albuminosis, Amanuensis, Amaurosis, Amitosis, Ampelopsis, Amphiarthrosis, Anacoenosis, Anacrusis, Anadiplosis, Anaesthesis, Anamnesis, Anastomosis, Anemosis, Angioneurosis, Antanaclasis, Anthesis, Anthracosis, Antiptosis, Antipyresis, Antisepsis, Aponeurosis, Aposiopesis, apsis, Archebiosis, Arsis, Arteriosclerosis, Arthrosis, Asepsis, Athetosis, Autokinesis, Auxesis, Basis, Biognosis, Calliopsis, Cardiosclerosis, Cariopsis, Caryopsis, Catachresis, Chemosis, Chlorosis, Chromidrosis, Cillosis, Cirrhosis, Classis, Coenesthesis, Coreopsis, Crasis, Crisis, Cyanosis, Cyclosis, Deesis, Dermostosis, Diagnosis, Diapedesis, Diaphoresis, Diarthrosis, Diegesis, Dipsosis, Diuresis, Ecchymosis, Ecphonesis, Ecthlipsis, Ectostosis, Ellipsis, Emphyteusis, Empyesis, Empyrosis, Enantiosis, Enarthrosis, Endostosis, Enuresis, Epanadiplosis, Epanalepsis, Epanorthosis, Epexegesis, Eremacausis, Erotesis, Exanthesis, Exegesis, Exosmosis, Exostosis, Geognosis, Glaucosis, Gnosis, Gomphosis, haematosis, Haemocytotrypsis, Heterauxesis, Heterosis, hidrosis, hydrarthrosis, hydronephrosis, Hyperinosis, Hyperkinesis, Hypinosis, Hypotyposis, hysteresis, ichthyosis, Idiocrasis, ISIS, Karyostenosis, kinaesthesis, Limosis, lordosis, lysis, Marmorosis, Mathesis, meiosis, melanosis, Metachrosis, metalepsis, metempsychosis, Metemptosis, Metensomatosis, mimesis, missis, Morosis, Morphosis, Myopsis, Myosis, Mysis, Narcosis, Necrobiosis, Necrosis, Neurosis, Ochlesis, Osmidrosis, osmosis, osteoclasis, Osteoporosis, Osteosclerosis, Ostosis, Paracentesis, Paraphimosis, paremptosis, Pedesis, Peristalsis, Persis, Pertussis, Pharmacognosis, Phasis, Phimosis, Phlogosis, Phthisis, Phyllomorphosis, Polymorphosis, Proemptosis, Prognosis, Prolepsis, Pseudoblepsis, Psychosis, Pterylosis, Ptilosis, Ptosis, Pyrosis, Reversis, Sarcosis, Scepsis, Schesis, Schindylesis, sclerosis, scoliosis, sepsis, siderosis, Sphrigosis, stasis, Stegnosis, stenosis, Sycosis, syllepsis, symbiosis, Synanthesis, Synartesis, Synarthrosis, Synchondrosis, Synchoresis, Syndesmosis, Synecphonesis, synizesis, Synneorosis, synopsis, Synosteosis, Synostosis, Synteresis, Syssarcosis, Thanatopsis, Thermoneurosis, thesis, Thlipsis, Thoracentesis, thrombosis, Tmesis, trichinosis, Tripsis, tuberculosis, Tussis, Tylosis, Xanthosis, Zygosis, Zymosis. (additional references)

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Anagrams: PAROSTOSIS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-i-o-o-p-r-s-s-s-t"

-1 letter: prosaists.

-2 letters: airposts, assistor, prosaist, protasis.

-3 letters: airpost, aorists, ariosos, aristos, assorts, ostosis, pastors, rapists, riposts, satoris, sorosis, tsooris.

-4 letters: aorist, arioso, aristo, assist, assort, pastis, pastor, patios, patois, pooris, posits, prosit, prosos, ptosis, rapist, ratios, ripost, roasts, roosts, sapors, satori, sistra, sitars, sopors, spaits, spirts, spoors, sports, sprats, sprits, stairs, stasis, stirps, stoops, straps, strass, strips, strops, tapirs, torsos, tripos, troops, tsoris.

-5 letters: airts, aport, apsis, arsis, aspis, astir, atrip, iotas, oasis, oasts, ossia, ostia, pairs, paris, parts, pasts, patio, pisos, pitas, poori, ports, posit, posts, praos, prats, priss, proas, proso, pross, prost, psoai, psoas, rasps, ratio, ratos, riots, roast, roost, roots, rotas, rotis, rotos, sapor, saris, saros, satis, sitar, soaps, soars, soots, sopor, soras, sorts, spait, spars, spats, spirt, spits, spoor, sport, spots, sprat, sprit, stair, stars, stirp, stirs, stoai, stoas, stoop, stops, stoss, strap, stria, strip, strop, tapir, tapis, taros, tarps, tarsi, tiros, topis, topoi, topos, toras, toros, torsi, torso, traps, trass, trios, trips, trois, troop, tsars.

 Words containing the letters "a-i-o-o-p-r-s-s-s-t"
 

+3 letters: anisotropisms, apostrophises, gastroscopies, gastroscopist, professoriats.

 

+4 letters: gastroscopists, laparoscopists, phraseologists, professoriates, sharpshootings, transpositions.

 

+5 letters: parasitologists, posttransfusion, trypanosomiases, trypanosomiasis.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: PAROSTOSIS


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

50 41 52 4F 53 54 4F 53 49 53

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010000 01000001 01010010 01001111 01010011 01010100 01001111 01010011 01001001 01010011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#80 &#65 &#82 &#79 &#83 &#84 &#79 &#83 &#73 &#83

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0050 0041 0052 004F 0053 0054 004F 0053 0049 0053

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

50355249535449534353

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Rhymes
4. Anagrams
5. Orthography
6. Bibliography


  

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