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Osteophyte

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• Osteophytic

  [os-tee-uh-fahyt] /ˈɒs ti əˌfaɪt/ noun, Pathology. 1. a small osseous excrescence or outgrowth on bone. /ˈɒstɪəˌfaɪt/ noun 1. a small abnormal bony outgrowth osteophyte os·te·o·phyte (ŏs’tē-ə-fīt’) n. A small abnormal bony outgrowth. Also called osteophyma.

• Osteoplastic

  [os-tee-uh-plas-tik] /ˌɒs ti əˈplæs tɪk/ adjective 1. Surgery. pertaining to osteoplasty. 2. Physiology. pertaining to bone formation. /ˌɒstɪəˈplæstɪk/ adjective 1. of or relating to osteoplasty 2. of or relating to the formation of bone osteoplastic os·te·o·plas·tic (ŏs’tē-ə-plās’tĭk) adj.

• Osteoplasty

  [os-tee-uh-plas-tee] /ˈɒs ti əˌplæs ti/ noun, Surgery. 1. plastic surgery on a bone to repair a defect or loss. /ˈɒstɪəˌplæstɪ/ noun (pl) -ties 1. the branch of surgery concerned with bone repair or bone grafting osteoplasty os·te·o·plas·ty (ŏs’tē-ə-plās’tē) n.

• Osteopoikilosis

  osteopoikilosis os·te·o·poi·ki·lo·sis (ŏs’tē-ō-poi’kə-lō’sĭs) n. An inherited condition characterized by bones that are mottled because of widespread small foci of compact bone in the spongy bone. Also called osteopathia condensans.

• Osteoporosis

  [os-tee-oh-puh-roh-sis] /ˌɒs ti oʊ pəˈroʊ sɪs/ noun, Pathology. 1. a disorder in which the bones become increasingly porous, brittle, and subject to fracture, owing to loss of calcium and other mineral components, sometimes resulting in pain, decreased height, and skeletal deformities: common in older persons, primarily postmenopausal women, but also associated with long-term steroid therapy […]

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