periosteophyte

periosteophyte
SYN: periosteoma. [periosteo- + G. phyton, growth]

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peri·os·teo·phyte (per″e-osґte-o-fīt″) [periosteum + -phyte] a bony outgrowth on the periosteum.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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