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Meaning of OSTEOMA

Pronunciation:  `âstee'owmu

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a slow growing benign tumor of consisting of bone tissue; usually on the skull or mandible
 
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 See Also: benign tumor, benign tumour, nonmalignant neoplasm, nonmalignant tumor, nonmalignant tumout

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Os`te*o"ma\, n.; pl. {Osteomata}. [NL. See {Osteo-},
and {-oma}.] (Med.)
A tumor composed mainly of bone; a tumor of a bone.
 
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