osteoma

American  

[os-tee-oh-muh] / ˌɒs tiˈoʊ mə /

noun

Pathology.

plural

osteomas, osteomata

1. a benign tumor composed of osseous tissue.

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osteoma British  

/ ˌɒstɪˈəʊmə /

noun

1. a benign tumour composed of bone or bonelike tissue

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Etymology

Origin of osteoma

First recorded in 1840–50; oste- + -oma

Example Sentences

The Swartkrans tumor was initially described, in a doctoral thesis, as a benign growth called an osteoid osteoma.

From New York Times • Aug. 22, 2016

Its development from fibrous tissue is more likely to result in a fibroma; from fat tissue, a lipoma, or a myxoma; from cartilage or bone, a chondroma or osteoma.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

The ivory or compact osteoma is composed of dense bone, and usually grows from the skull.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

The multiple variety of osteoma is considered with the diseases of bone.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

A remarkable form of unilateral hypertrophy and diffuse osteoma of the skull, following the distribution of the fifth nerve, has seen described by Jonathan Hutchinson and Alexis Thomson.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis