| Pronunciation: | | `eksâ'stowsis
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[n] a benign outgrowth from a bone (usually covered with cartilage) |
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EXOSTOSIS is a 9 letter word that starts with E. |
| | See Also: | | growth |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ex`os*to"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; ? out + ? bone:
cf. F ? exostose.]
1. (Med.) Any protuberance of a bone which is not natural; an
excrescence or morbid enlargement of a bone. --Coxe.
2. (Bot.) A knot formed upon or in the wood of trees by
disease.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A noncancerous growth on the surface of a bone, usually with a cartilage cap, that is due to long-term irritation as a result of osteoarthritis, infections, or trauma. |
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