osteophytic
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osteophytic — adjective see osteophyte * * * osteophytic / fitˈik/ adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑osteo … Useful english dictionary
osteophytic — adj. of an osteophyte, of an outgrowth on a bone … English contemporary dictionary
osteophytic — os·te·o·phyt·ic … English syllables
osteophyte — osteophytic /os tee euh fit ik/, adj. /os tee euh fuyt /, n. Pathol. a small osseous excrescence or outgrowth on bone. [1840 50; OSTEO + PHYTE] * * * … Universalium
osteophyte — noun Any small, abnormal growth of bone, often near a joint Syn: bone spur See Also: osteophytic, osteophytosis … Wiktionary
lipping — The formation of a liplike structure, as at the articular end of a bone in osteoarthritis. * * * n. overgrowth of bone as seen in X rays near a joint margin. This is a characteristic sign of degenerative or inflammatory joint disease and occurs… … Medical dictionary
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
osteophyte — [ ɒstɪə(ʊ)fʌɪt] noun Medicine a bony projection associated with the degeneration of cartilage at joints. Derivatives osteophytic adjective … English new terms dictionary
osteophyte — /ˈɒstiəfaɪt/ (say osteeuhfuyt) noun a small osseous excrescence or outgrowth on bone. {osteo + phyte} –osteophytic /ɒstiəˈfɪtɪk/ (say osteeuh fitik), adjective …
osteophyte — [äs′tē ō fīt΄] n. [ OSTEO + PHYTE] a small bony outgrowth osteophytic [äs′tē ōfit′ik] adj … English World dictionary
