- 1. n. Any protuberance of a bone which is not natural; an excrescence or morbid enlargement of a bone. Source: opted
- 2. n. A knot formed upon or in the wood of trees by disease. Source: opted
- 3. n. a benign outgrowth from a bone (usually covered with cartilage) Source: wordnet
- 4. 1. (Med.) Any protuberance of a bone which is not natural; an excrescence or morbid enlargement of a bone. Coxe. 2. (Bot.) A knot formed upon or in the wood of trees by disease. Source: webster
- 5. Any protuberance of a bone which is not natural; an excrescenceor morbid enlargement of a bone. Coxe. Source: adambom
- 6. n a benign outgrowth from a bone (usually covered with cartilage) Source: ecdict
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