Exostosis

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A bony growth on the surface of a bone or tooth.
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  • n. A benign bony growth, often covered with cartilage, on the surface of a bone or tooth.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Any protuberance of a bone which is not natural; an excrescence or morbid enlargement of a bone.
  • n. A knot formed upon or in the wood of trees by disease.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In pathology, a morbid bony growth on the surface of a bone, arising from bone, periosteum, or articular or epiphyseal cartilage.
  • n. In botany, the formation of woody, wart-like excrescences upon the stems or roots of plants.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a benign outgrowth from a bone (usually covered with cartilage)
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    Words that are more generic or abstract
    growth   
    Cross Reference
    ivory exostosis   
    Variant
    exostoses   
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