| 释义 |
osteomatoid osteomatoid [os″te-o´mah-toid] resembling an osteoma.os·te·o·ma·toid (os'tē-ō'mă-toyd), An abnormal nodule or small mass of overgrowth of bone, usually occurring bilaterally and symmetrically, in juxtaepiphysial regions, especially in long bones of the lower extremities; lesions are not actually neoplasms, but represent anomalous developments in which there are outpouchings of the cortex (in contrast to a growth superimposed on the cortex), and are more properly termed exostoses. [osteoma + G. eidos, appearance, form] osteomatoid adjective Bone-like; resembling bone.
noun Exostosis.os·te·o·ma·toid (os'tē-ō'mă-toyd) An abnormal nodule or small mass of overgrowth of bone; lesions are not neoplasms but actually anomalous outpouchings of the cortex and so are more properly termed exostoses. [osteoma + G. eidos, appearance, form] |