exostosis
(noun) a benign outgrowth from a bone (usually covered with cartilage)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
exostosis (countable and uncountable, plural exostoses)
A benign bony growth, often covered with cartilage, on the surface of a bone or tooth.
• bone spur
• osteophyte
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
1 January 2025
(adverb) in a concerned and solicitous manner; “‘Don’t you feel well?’ his mother asked solicitously”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
