Meaning of exostosis | Babel Free

Definitions

A benign, bony growth, often covered with cartilage, on the surface of a bone or tooth.

countable, uncountable

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“Unquestionably, gentlemen, the bones most liable to exostosis are, first, the femur; secondly, the humeri; and thirdly, the lower jaw. But exostoses are met with on the sternum clavicle, and the bones of the head; in short, I may state, that there are no bones on which exostoses may not be produced.”

“Exostoses are the most common benign tumors of the EAC.^([External Auditory Canal])”

“2013, Quinton Gopen, Fundamental Otology: Pediatric & Adult Practice, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, page 381, Part of the issue⟳ is the exostoses themselves, which can lead⟳ the surgeon directly into normal important structures. The exostosis may grow⟳ medially and become⟳ in direct⟳ contact⟳ with the tympanic membrane. The exostosis may also grow⟳ medial to the annular insertion of the tympanic membrane, placing the facial nerve at significant risk⟳.”

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