exostosis

(ek″sos-tō′sĭs )

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(-tō′sēz)
pl. exostoses [ ex- + ostosis ]
A bony growth that arises from the surface of a bone, often involving the ossification of muscular attachments.
SYN: SEE: bone spur ; SEE: hyperostosis; SEE: osteoma

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