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osteophytes - 2 dictionary results

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
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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