Definitions for osteomaˌɒs tiˈoʊ mə; -mə tə
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
os•te•o•maˌɒs tiˈoʊ mə; -mə tə(n.)(pl.)-mas, -ma•ta
a benign tumor composed of osseous tissue.
Category: Pathology
Origin of osteoma:
1840–50
Princeton's WordNet
osteoma(noun)
a slow growing benign tumor of consisting of bone tissue; usually on the skull or mandible
Wiktionary
osteoma(Noun)
A benign bony tumour that typically grows on the skull
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Osteoma
A benign tumor composed of bone tissue or a hard tumor of bonelike structure developing on a bone (homoplastic osteoma) or on other structures (heteroplastic osteoma). (From Dorland, 27th ed)
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