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noun
A benign bony tumour that typically grows on the skull.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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noun
a slow growing benign tumor of consisting of bone tissue; usually on the skull or mandible
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: benign tumor, benign tumour, nonmalignant tumor, nonmalignant tumour, nonmalignant neoplasm
History
From osteo- + -oma.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
