1) Growth
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An exostosis (plural: exostoses) is the formation of new bone on the surface of a bone, because of excess calcium forming. Exostoses can cause chronic pain ranging from mild to debilitatingly severe, depending on the shape, size, and location of the lesion. It is most commonly found in places like the ribs, where small bone growths form, but somet...
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A prominent bony growth of bone
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• (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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Overgrowth of bone. See torus.
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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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(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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The overgrowth of normal bone.
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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. (Botany) A knot formed upon or in the...
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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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A benign growth protruding from the surface of a bone
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n] - a benign outgrowth from a bone (usually covered with cartilage)
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noun a benign outgrowth from a bone (usually covered with cartilage)
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the abnormal formation of a bony growth on a bone or tooth.
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