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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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
With the horse, there seems hardly a doubt that exostoses on the legs, caused by too much travelling on hard roads, are inherited.
From The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 1 by Charles Darwin
Periarticular ringbone is characterized by exostoses which are situated on the sides of the phalanges and not extending around to the anterior part of the joint.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix
However, frequently splints occur on both forelegs at the same time and in some instances exostoses are several in number upon each member affected.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix
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
