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Definition of Osteophyte
1. Noun. Small abnormal bony outgrowth.
Definition of Osteophyte
1. Noun. Any small, abnormal growth of bone, often near a joint ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Osteophyte
1. A bony outgrowth or protuberance. Synonym: osteophyma. Origin: osteo-+ G. Phyton, plant (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Osteophyte
Literary usage of Osteophyte
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Principles of surgery by James Miller (1852)
"Sometimes the osteophyte is at first loose from the bone, becoming consolidated
with it at a later period. The interior structure of these growths varies in ..."
2. The Medico-chirurgical Review by James Johnson, Henry James Johnson (1844)
"osteophyte.—Well-defined lines of distinction cannot be drawn between exostosis
and osteophyte ; still the latter has so many obvious peculiarities, ..."
3. The Medico-chirurgical Review, and Journal of Practical Medicine (1844)
"osteophyte.—Well-defined lines of distinction cannot be drawn between exostosis
and osteophyte ; still the latter has so many obvious peculiarities, ..."
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