osteoma /os·te·o·ma/ (os″te-o´mah) a benign, slow-growing tumor composed of well-differentiated, densely sclerotic, compact bone, occurring particularly in the skull and facial bones.
compact osteoma a small, dense, compact tumor of mature lamellar bone with little medullary space, usually in the craniofacial or nasal bones.
osteoma cu´tis
1. formation of bone-containing nodules in the skin.
2. progressive dermal ossification during childhood, with development of islands of heterotopic bone within the dermis or subcutis, coalescence of the lesions into plaques, and invasion of ossification into deep connective tissues.
osteoma du´rum , osteoma ebur´neum compact o.
ivory osteoma compact o.
osteoma medulla´re one having marrow spaces.
osteoid osteoma a small, benign but painful, circumscribed tumor of spongy bone, usually in the bones of the limbs or vertebrae of young persons.
osteoma spongio´sum , spongy osteoma one having cancellated bone.
osteoma med·ul·lar·e (m d  -lâr  )n. An osteoma containing spaces filled with various elements of bone marrow. |
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