a. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to ectostosis;
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n. [ F. hectostère; Gr. &unr_; hundred + F. stère. ] A measure of solidity, containing one hundred cubic meters, and equivalent to 3531.66 English or 3531.05 United States cubic feet. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; after + &unr_; bone. ] (Anat.) The postero-lateral ossification in the sternum of birds; also, the part resulting from such ossification. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. [ Oto- + Gr.
n. [ testes + o + sterone a steroid ketone. ] a steroid hormone (