exostosis

Noun

Meaning

Any protuberance of a bone which is not natural; an excrescence or morbid enlargement of a bone.

A knot formed upon or in the wood of trees by disease.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

corn growth pimple wheel fungus boil blister wart blob sarcoma pustule pock papule blain furuncle
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Hypernyms

growth

Related terms

ostosis ectostosis endostosis hyperostosis osteosis

Derivatives

exostoses

Examples

Exostosis in a pedal phalanx possibly attributable to an infectious disease. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

exostosectomy exostoses exostosin exostotic exostructural exostructure