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osteophyte
noun[ C ]
medical, anatomy specializeduk /ˈɒs.ti.əʊ.faɪt/ us /ˈɑː.sti.oʊ.faɪt/
a small extra piece of bone that has grown on the surface of a bone:
Small outgrowths called osteophytes may further deform the bone surface.
The pains you have in your heel might be caused by an osteophyte.
Osteophytes usually occur in arthritic joints.
Given the frequency and size of lumbar osteophytes, they have long been thought to cause back pain.
Marginal osteophytes form as part of the injury and repair process.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Bone structures
acetabular
acetabulum
acromial
acromioclavicular
acromion
foramen magnum
frontal bone
glenoid
gnathic
gynecoid
osteology
osteotomy
parietal
parietal bone
pectoral girdle
TMJ
trapezoidal
triquetrum
true rib
tubercle
Synonym
bone spur
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