exostosis

English

Etymology

From Koine Greek ἐξόστωσις (exóstōsis, “diseased excrescence on the bone”), from Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”)

Noun

exostosis (countable and uncountable, plural exostoses)

1. A benign bony growth, often covered with cartilage, on the surface of a bone or tooth.

Synonyms

• bone spur

Hyponyms

• osteophyte

Related terms

• ectostosis, endostosis
• osteosis, ostosis
• hyperostosis

Translations

benign bony growth

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 外生骨疣, 外生性骨疣

• Finnish: luukasvama
• French: exostose (fr) f
• German: Exostose f, Überbein n (colloquial)
• Greek: εξόστωση (el) f (exóstosi)
• Ido: exostoso (io)
• Italian: esostosi f, spinella f, schinella f, soprosso m