osteophyte /os·teo·phyte/ (os´te-o-fīt″) a bony excrescence or outgrowth of bone.
Osteophyte
osteophyte
osteophyte
os·te·o·phyte ( s t - -f t )n. A small abnormal bony outgrowth. Also called osteophyma. |
Osteophyte
Also referred to as bone spur, it is an outgrowth or ridge that forms on a bone.
Mentioned in: Cervical Spondylosis
osteophyte
[os′tē·əfīt]
a bony outgrowth, usually found around a joint. It is commonly seen in degenerative joint disease.
osteophyte, osteophyma
a bony excrescence; a bony outgrowth. See also exostosis, spondylosis.
osteophyte
Orthopedics A bony bump
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