Medical Dictionary

osteophyte

noun os·teo·phyte \ˈäs-tē-ə-ˌfīt\

Medical Definition of OSTEOPHYTE

:  a pathological bony outgrowth
os·teo·phyt·ic \ˌäs-tē-ə-ˈfit-ik\ adjective

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