exostosis

n. [医]外生骨疣

词形变化

exostoses 复数 exostoses

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A benign, bony growth, often covered with cartilage, on the surface of a bone or tooth.

    外生骨疣

    外生性骨疣

    可数 不可数

    2013, Quinton Gopen, Fundamental Otology: Pediatric & Adult Practice, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, page 381, Part of the issue is the exostoses themselves, which can lead the surgeon directly into normal important structures. The exostosis may grow medially and become in direct contact with the tympanic membrane. The exostosis may also grow medial to the annular insertion of the tympanic membrane, placing the facial nerve at significant risk.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

growth

词源

From Koine Greek ἐξόστωσις (exóstōsis, “a diseased excrescence on the bone”), from Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).

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