exostosis

English

Etymology

From ex- + (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”) + -osis.

Noun

exostosis (countable and uncountable, plural exostoses)

1. A benign bony growth, often covered with cartilage, on the surface of a bone or tooth.

Translations

benign bony growth

• Finnish: luukasvama
• French: exostose (fr) f
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• Italian: esostosi f, spinella f, schinella f, soprosso m