Look up: exostosis

1. exostosis
   [n] - a benign outgrowth from a bone (usually covered with cartilage)
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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....
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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) ...
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4. exostosis
   noun a benign outgrowth from a bone (usually covered with cartilage)
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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. ...
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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.
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7. Exostosis
   The overgrowth of normal bone.
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8. 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
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9. EXOSTOSIS
   A benign growth protruding from the surface of a bone
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10. Exostosis
    | ICDO = | OMIM = | MedlinePlus = | eMedicineSubj = | eMedicineTopic = | MeshID = D005096 --> 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 where they are loca...
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