Author: Glossary
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Osteoma medullare
A bony tumor containing medullary spaces.
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Osteoma durum
A very hard osteoma in which the bone is ivory-like.
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Dental osteoma
A bony outgrowth of the root of a tooth.
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Osteoma cutis
A benign formation of bone nodules in the skin.
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Cavalryman’s osteoma
A bony outgrowth of the femur at the insertion of the adductor femoris longus.
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Cancellous osteomas
A soft and spongy tumor. Its thin and delicate trabeculae enclose large medullary spaces similar to those in cancellous bone. A protrusion of bone that originates from cancellous or spongy bone.
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Osteologist
A specialist in the study of the bones.
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Osteolipochondroma
A cartilaginous tumor containing fatty and bony tissue.
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Osteokinematics
The branch of biomechanics concerned with the description of bone movement when a bone swings through a range of motion around the axis in a joint, such as with flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, or rotation.
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Osteofibroma
A tumor composed of bony and fibrous tissues. A growth consisting of both bone and fibrous tissue.