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Noun: osteoma (osteomas,osteomata)  ,ós-tee'ow-mu
  1. A slow growing benign tumour consisting of bone tissue; usually on the skull or mandible
    "The X-ray revealed an osteoma on the patient's jawbone"

Derived forms: osteomata, osteomas

Type of: benign tumor [US], benign tumour [Brit, Cdn], nonmalignant neoplasm, nonmalignant tumor [US], nonmalignant tumour [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Osteoma