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osteophyte

[ os-tee-uh-fahyt ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. a small, bony outgrowth on a bone, especially at or near a joint as a result of osteoarthritis; bone spur.


osteophyte

/ ˌɒstɪəˈfɪtɪk; ˈɒstɪəˌfaɪt /

noun

  1. a small abnormal bony outgrowth
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • osteophytic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • os·te·o·phyt·ic [os-tee-, uh, -, fit, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of osteophyte1

First recorded in 1840–50; osteo- + -phyte
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Example Sentences

That approach revealed that exercise does appear to promote the growth of osteophytes, or bony spurs, in the knee joint.

Activity, especially lots of it, was ‘‘associated with an increase in radiographic osteophytes,’’ or bone spurs, the authors wrote, a condition that long has been accepted as an early indication of knee arthritis.

Bones may occasionally grow in such a profuse and irregular manner that the product, or osteophyte, assumes the character of a tumor.

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