osteoma
Americannoun
plural
osteomas, osteomata-
a benign tumor composed of osseous tissue.
noun
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a benign tumour composed of bone or bonelike tissue
Etymology
Origin of osteoma
Example Sentences
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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
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
Lymphoma, enchondroma and osteoma, if not too extensively involving the laryngeal walls, may be excised with basket punch forceps, but lymphoma is probably better treated by radium.*
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier
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
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
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