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os⋅te⋅o⋅phyte

[os-tee-uh-fahyt]
–noun Pathology.
a small osseous excrescence or outgrowth on bone.

Origin:
1840–50; osteo- + -phyte


os⋅te⋅o⋅phyt⋅ic [os-tee-uh-fit-ik] , adjective
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os·te·o·phyte   (ŏs'tē-ə-fīt')   
n.  A small, abnormal bony outgrowth.
os'te·o·phyt'ic (-fĭt'ĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: os·teo·phyte
Pronunciation: 'äs-tE-&-"fIt
Function: noun
: a pathological bony outgrowth —os·teo·phyt·ic /"äs-tE-&-'fit-ik/ adjective
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osteophyte os·te·o·phyte (ŏs'tē-ə-fīt')
n.
A small abnormal bony outgrowth. Also called osteophyma.

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