EXOSTOSIS


Meaning of EXOSTOSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌek-(ˌ)säs-ˈtō-səs ]

noun

( plural ex·os·to·ses -ˌsēz)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek exostōsis, 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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