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

An osteoma which does not cause symptoms may be left alone, as it ceases to grow when the skeleton is mature and has no tendency to change its benign character.

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

Osteoma.—The true osteoma is composed of bony tissue, and originates from the skeleton.

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

Clinically, the osteoma forms a hard, indolent tumour attached to a bone.

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

Less frequently fibroma, osteoma, and parasitic, hæmorrhagic, and other cysts are met with.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander