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  • noun Plural form of osteophyte.

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Examples

  • That an osteoplastic periostitis has been in existence is witnessed by the appearance along the edges of the bone of numerous outgrowths of bone, termed osteophytes (see Fig. 163).

    Diseases of the Horse's Foot Harry Caulton Reeks

  • When the cartilage deteriorates, the bone underneath thickens and the bones of the joint rub together, causing pain, inflammation and the development of knobbly-looking bony growths, called osteophytes, around the edge of the joints.

    Home | Mail Online 2009

  • Also, small deposits of bone, called osteophytes or bone spurs, may grow on the edges of the joint.

    Bloggers.Pakistan 2009

  • Also, bone spurs - small growths called osteophytes - may grow on the edges of the joint.

    BioSpace.com Featured News and Stories 2009

  • In addition, higher BMP-2 levels have also been associated by past studies with the formation of painful, bony growths called osteophytes in osteoarthritic joints.

    Media Newswire 2008

  • That approach revealed that exercise does appear to promote the growth of osteophytes, or bony spurs, in the knee joint.

    Study finds exercise is actually good for your knees 2011

  • That approach revealed that exercise does appear to promote the growth of osteophytes, or bony spurs, in the knee joint.

    Study finds exercise is actually good for your knees 2011

  • - Osteoarthritis - It is a condition in which there is a formation of osteophytes in the joints.

    Get Relief from Arthritis Pain Naturally 2008

  • But it was the high-dose animals that fared worse, with obvious signs of arthritis and an increase of bony outcroppings on the knee called osteophytes or bone spurs.

    Archive 2004-06-01 2004

  • But it was the high-dose animals that fared worse, with obvious signs of arthritis and an increase of bony outcroppings on the knee called osteophytes or bone spurs.

    Medpundit 2004

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