osteoma

osteoma
/os'tee oh"meuh/, n., pl. osteomas, osteomata /-meuh teuh/. Pathol.
a benign tumor composed of osseous tissue.
[1840-50; OSTE- + -OMA]

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      small, often solitary bone tumour found mainly on bones of the skull. Osteomas usually appear in late childhood or young adulthood; they are often asymptomatic. They do not become malignant, and treatment (by excision) is necessary only if the tumour interferes with normal functioning.

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