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enthesophyte

enthesophyte noun: an abnormal bony projection at the attachment of a tendon or ligament.

Noun

enthesophyte (plural enthesophytes)

  1. An abnormal bony projection at the attachment of a tendon or ligament.

Forms of enthesophyte

pluralenthesophytes

Origin of enthesophyte

From enthesis + -o- + -phyte (“pathological growth”)

Questions about enthesophyte

What does enthesophyte mean?
Enthesophyte means an abnormal bony projection at the attachment of a tendon or ligament.
What part of speech is enthesophyte?
Enthesophyte is a noun.
What is the plural of enthesophyte?
The plural of enthesophyte is enthesophytes.

Words near enthesophyte in the dictionary

  1. enthesis
  2. enthesitis
  3. enthesopathic
  4. enthesopathies
  5. enthesopathy
  6. enthesophyte
  7. enthesophytes
  8. entheta
  9. enthetic
  10. enthlasis
  11. enthomopathogenic

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