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osteophytes

osteophytes is the plural of osteophyte.

Meaning of osteophyte

Noun

osteophyte (plural osteophytes)

  1. A small, abnormal growth of bone (exostosis, bone spur) that forms along joint margins.

Questions about osteophytes

What is osteophytes the plural of?
Osteophytes is the plural of osteophyte.

Words near osteophytes in the dictionary

  1. osteophilic
  2. osteophone
  3. osteophones
  4. osteophylic
  5. osteophyte
  6. osteophytes
  7. osteophytic
  8. osteophytoses
  9. osteophytosis
  10. osteophytotic
  11. osteoplast

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