enostosis /en·os·to·sis/ (en″os-to´sis) a morbid bony growth within a bone cavity or on the internal surface of the bone cortex.
enostosis [en″os-to´sis]
enostosis (en´ostō´sis),
en·os·to·sis ( n  -st  s s)n. pl. en·os·to·ses (-s  z) A mass of proliferating bone tissue within a bone. |
Bone Island
A benign focus of compact bone within cancellous bone, almost invariably an incidental finding, which can mimic an osteoblastic metastasis—e.g., from prostate cancer
enostosis [en″os-to´sis]
a bony growth within a bone cavity or on the internal surface of the bone cortex.
enostosis (en´ostō´sis),
n a bony growth located within a bone cavity or centrally from the cortical plate. See also osteoma.
enostosis
a bony growth within a bone cavity or on the internal surface of the bone cortex. See also panosteitis.
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