Exostosis Definition

ĕksŏ-stōsĭs
exostoses
noun
An abnormal bony growth on the surface of a bone or tooth.
Webster's New World

Origin of Exostosis

  • Greek exostōsis ex- out of exo– osteon bone ost- in Indo-European roots -ōsis -osis

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From ex- + Ancient Greek ὀστέον (osteon, “bone”).

    From Wiktionary

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