Usually means: Bony deposits in reptile skin.
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▸ noun:  (anatomy) A bony deposit in the dermal layers of the skin

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epiderm, dermal bone, anoderm, exostosis, hypodermis, endostosis, metosteon, epidermis, corneum, outskin, more...

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epiderm, dermal bone, anoderm, exostosis, hypodermis, endostosis, metosteon, epidermis, corneum, outskin, more...



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