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osteophyte

Syllabification: (os·te·o·phyte)
Pronunciation: /ˈästēəˌfīt/

Definition of osteophyte

noun

Medicine
  • a bony outgrowth associated with the degeneration of cartilage at joints.

Derivatives

osteophytic

Pronunciation: /ˌästēəˈfitik/

adjective

osteophyte in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of osteophyte in the British & World English dictionary