EXOSTOSIS


Meaning of EXOSTOSIS in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ ek-( ˌ )säs- ' t ō -s ə s

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural -to · ses \ - ˌ s ē z \

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek exost ō sis, from ex out of + osteon bone ― more at EX- , OSSEOUS

Date: 1736

: a spur or bony outgrowth from a bone or the root of a tooth

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