Medical term:
osteophytic
osteophyte
[os´te-o-fīt]a bony excrescence or outgrowth.
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os·te·o·phyte
(os'tē-ō-fīt),A bony outgrowth or protuberance.
[osteo- + G. phyton, plant]
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osteophyte
(ŏs′tē-ə-fīt′)n.
A small, abnormal bony outgrowth.
os′te·o·phyt′ic (-fĭt′ĭk) adj.
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osteophyte
Orthopedics A bony bumpMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
os·te·o·phyte
(os'tē-ō-fīt)A bony outgrowth or protuberance.
Synonym(s): osteophyma.
Synonym(s): osteophyma.
[osteo- + G. phyton, plant]
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osteophyte
A bony outgrowth occurring usually adjacent to an area of articular cartilage damage in a joint affected by OSTEOARTHRITIS. Osteophytes are also common around the intervertebral discs of the spine.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
Osteophyte
Also referred to as bone spur, it is an outgrowth or ridge that forms on a bone.
Mentioned in: Cervical Spondylosis
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