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A benign, bony growth, often covered with cartilage, on the surface of a bone or tooth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
- 2013, Quinton Gopen, Fundamental Otology: Pediatric & Adult Practice, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, page 381, Part of the issue is the exostoses themselves, which can lead the surgeon directly into normal important structures. The exostosis may grow medially and become in direct contact with the tympanic membrane. The exostosis may also grow medial to the annular insertion of the tympanic membrane, placing the facial nerve at significant risk.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bone spur
Antonyms: none provided
a benign outgrowth from a bone (usually covered with cartilage)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: growth
From Koine Greek ἐξόστωσις (exóstōsis, “a diseased excrescence on the bone”), from Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
exostosi
— benign bony growth
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Chinese Mandarin:
外生骨疣
— benign bony growth
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Chinese Mandarin:
外生性骨疣
— benign bony growth
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Finnish:
luukasvama
— benign bony growth
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French:
exostose
— benign bony growth
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German:
Exostose
— benign bony growth
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German:
Überbein
— benign bony growth
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Greek:
εξόστωση
(exóstosi)
— benign bony growth
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Ido:
exostoso
— benign bony growth
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Indonesian:
eksostosis
— benign bony growth
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Irish:
spor cnáimhe
— benign bony growth
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Italian:
esostosi
— benign bony growth
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Italian:
spinella
— benign bony growth
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Italian:
schinella
— benign bony growth
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Italian:
soprosso
— benign bony growth
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Welsh:
ecsostosis
— benign bony growth
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Welsh:
echasgwrn
— benign bony growth
