Look up: EXOSTOSIS


  1. exostosis
    [n] - a benign outgrowth from a bone (usually covered with cartilage)
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=exostosis

  2. Exostosis
    Ex`os·to'sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek ...; ... out + ... bone: confer French exostose .] 1. (Medicine) Any protuberance of a bone which is not natural; an excrescence or morbid enlargement of a bone. Coxe. 2....
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/E/89

  3. exostosis
    A non cancerous 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. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?exostosis

  4. exostosis
    noun a benign outgrowth from a bone (usually covered with cartilage)
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=exostosis

  5. exostosis
    (ek″sos-to´sis) a benign new growth projecting from the surface of a bone. It usually is covered with cartilage. adj., exostot´ic., adj. exostosis cartilaginea a variety of osteoma consisting of a layer of cartilage developing beneath the periosteum of a bone. ...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  6. Exostosis
    • (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.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/exostosis/

  7. Exostosis
    An exostosis (plural: exostoses) is the formation of new bone on the surface of a bone. Exostoses can cause chronic pain ranging from mild to debilitatingly severe, depending on the shape, size, and location of the lesion. When used in the phrases "Cartilaginous exostosis" or "Osteocartilaginous ex...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exostosis

  8. Exostosis
    The overgrowth of normal bone.
    Found op http://www.cigna.com/glossary/glossary.html?redir=/health/consumer/dental/d

  9. exostosis
    Type: Term Pronunciation: eks′os-tō′sis, -sēz Definitions: 1. A cartilage-capped bony projection arising from any bone that develops from cartilage. Synonyms: hyperostosis2, poroma2
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=31012

  10. EXOSTOSIS
    A benign growth protruding from the surface of a bone
    Found op http://www.thehorse.com/Glossary.xhtml?L=E

  11. exostosis
    1) Growth
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/exostosis/1

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