Osteophyte (redirected from osteophytic)

osteophyte /os·teo·phyte/ (os´te-o-fit?) a bony excrescence or outgrowth of bone.

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os·te·o·phyte (st--ft)

n.

A small abnormal bony outgrowth. Also called osteophyma.

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Osteophyte

Also referred to as bone spur, it is an outgrowth or ridge that forms on a bone.

Mentioned in: Cervical Spondylosis

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osteophyte, osteophyma

a bony excrescence; a bony outgrowth. See also exostosis, spondylosis.