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exostosis
noun[ C ]
anatomy specializeduk /ˌek.səˈstəʊ.sɪs/ us /ˌek.səˈstoʊ.sɪs/pluralexostosesuk /ˌek.səˈstəʊ.siz/ us /ˌek.səˈstoʊ.siz/
an extra piece of bone that grows out from the normal surface of another bone:
Clinical symptoms improve in most patients following removal of the exostosis.
The most frequent changes in the spine were exostoses and ossification of the ligaments.
An exostosis, or bone growth, on his fibula was likely caused by a wound.
Normal variations or congenital anomalies can be mistaken for exostoses.
Multiple exostoses, a genetic condition that causes bumps on the bones, increases the risk of developing chondrosarcoma.
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