exostosis
Meanings
noun
- A benign, bony growth, often covered with cartilage, on the surface of a bone or tooth.
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Etymology
From Koine Greek ἐξόστωσις (exóstōsis, “a diseased excrescence on the bone”), from Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).
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