exostosis
noun
the abnormal formation of a bony growth on a bone or tooth.
exostoses
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pluralof exostosis.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The fighting knobs mentioned above, are very interesting, large exostoses on one of the wrist-bones of either wing; they were undoubtedly covered with a thick, callous skin.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various
He observes exostoses and ulcers, membranous sores, tubercular chancres, atrocious caries.
From Là-bas by Keene Wallace
The camel was affected with rickets and the aurochs had multiple exostoses or bony tumors.
From The Uttermost Farthing A Savant's Vendetta by R. Austin (Richard Austin) Freeman
They have no malignant tendencies and tend to undergo ossification concurrently with the epiphysial cartilage from which they take origin, and constitute what are known as cartilaginous exostoses.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
Unlike the condition known as multiple cartilaginous exostoses, it is a malignant disease.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
