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Osteophyte

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exostosisnoun	A benign, bony growth, often covered with cartilage, on the surface of a bone or tooth.
bone spurnoun	An exostosis.
osteochondromanoun	(medicine) A benign tumor consisting of bone or cartilage
ecchondrosisnoun	A cartilaginous outgrowth.
postexapophysisnoun	(anatomy) An exapophysis attached to a condyle
enostosisnoun	A small area of compact bone within the cancellous bone.
ectostosisnoun	(physiology) A process of bone formation in which ossification takes place in the perichondrium and either surrounds or gradually replaces the cartilage.
osteomanoun	(medicine, pathology) A benign bony tumour that typically grows on the skull.
osteoformationnoun	The process of bone formation.
metosteonnoun	(anatomy) The posterolateral ossification in the sternum of birds.
endostosisnoun	(physiology) A process of bone formation in which ossification takes place within the substance of the cartilage.
exostectomynoun	(surgery) excision of an exostosis
pseudarthrosisnoun	(pathology) A bony, flexible structure, resembling a joint, sometimes found after a poorly united fracture
synosteosisnoun	Dated form of synostosis. [(physiology) The fusion of adjacent bones by the growth of a bony material]
pseudoepiphysisnoun	A secondary point of ossification distinct from the normal epiphysis
otostealnoun	(anatomy) An auditory ossicle.
synostosisnoun	(physiology) The fusion of adjacent bones by the growth of a bony material
condylenoun	(anatomy) A smooth prominence on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone.
preexapophysisnoun	(anatomy) An exapophysis attached to a cotyle
pseudoarticulationnoun	A rudimentary joint formed from a bony protrusion