osteoma

[ os-tee-oh-muh ]

noun

, Pathology.

, plural os·te·o·mas, os·te·o·ma·ta [os-tee-, oh, -m, uh, -t, uh].

1. a benign tumor composed of osseous tissue.

osteoma

/ ˌɒstɪˈəʊmə /

noun

1. a benign tumour composed of bone or bonelike tissue

Word History and Origins

Origin of osteoma¹

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

Example Sentences

The pneumatocele’s likely cause, an MRI would show, was an osteoma, or benign bone tumor, that had formed in the man’s sinus and was eroding through the base of the skull, Brown said.

From Seattle Times

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 Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

Roentgenray examination may show the shadow of enchondromata or osteomata, and will also show variations in aeration should the tumor be in a bronchus.

From Project Gutenberg

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

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