osteoma

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noun

A benign bony tumour that typically grows on the skull.

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Meanings

nounosteoma (plural osteomas or osteomata)

plural osteomas · plural osteomata

  1. medicineA benign bony tumour that typically grows on the skull.

Origin

From osteo- + -oma.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 骨瘤
  • 骨瘤 (gǔliú)benign bony tumor
Finnish osteooma
  • osteoomabenign bony tumor
French ostéome
  • ostéomebenign bony tumor
Cite this entry
APA

osteoma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteoma

MLA

“osteoma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteoma. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “osteoma,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteoma.

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