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ex·os·to·sis (

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n. pl. ex·os·to·ses (-s

A bony growth on the surface of a bone or tooth.

[Greek exostsis : ex-, out of; see exo- + osteon, bone; see ost- in Indo-European roots + -sis, -osis.]

exostosis [ˌɛksɒˈstəʊsɪs]

n pl -ses [-siːz]

(Medicine / Pathology) an abnormal bony outgrowth from the surface of a bone

[via New Latin from Greek, from ex-¹ + osteon bone]

exostosis

a knot growing on the stem or root of a plant. See also bones.

See also: Bones

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Noun

exostosis - a benign outgrowth from a bone (usually covered with cartilage)

growth - (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)

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exostosis (redirected from multiple exostoses)

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