EXOSTOSES

EXOSTOSIS

exostosis

(noun) a benign outgrowth from a bone (usually covered with cartilage)

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exostoses

plural of exostosis

Source: Wiktionary

Ex`os*to"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. exostose.]

1. (Med.)

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

2. (Bot.)

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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28 April 2024

(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes

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