OSTEOPHYTE

osteophyte

(noun) small abnormal bony outgrowth

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

osteophyte (plural osteophytes)

A small, abnormal growth of bone (exostosis, bone spur) that forms along joint margins.

Hypernyms

• bone spur, exostosis

Source: Wiktionary



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25 February 2025

ENDLESSLY

(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”


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