Osteophyte

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• osteophyte -- (Small1.) Small -- (the slender part of the back)
  
  2.) Small -- (a garment size for a small person)
  
  small abnormal Bony1.) Bony, cadaverous, emaciated, gaunt, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted -- (very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold; "emaciated bony hands"; "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys"; "eyes were haggard and cavernous"; "small pinched faces"; "kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration")
  
  2.) Osseous, osteal, bony -- (composed of or containing bone; "osseous tissue")
  
  bony outgrowth)

Related Terms - "Osteophyte"

Meaning 1 of Osteophyteosteophyte process, outgrowth, appendage

• Horn1.) Horn -- (a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it)
  
  2.) Horn -- (one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates)
  
  Horn - A noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it

• Horn1.) Horn -- (a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it)
  
  2.) Horn -- (one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates)
  
  Horn - A noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it

• Crest1.) Crest -- (the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave)
  
  2.) Peak, crown, crest, top, tip, summit -- (the top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of Monadnock")
  
  Crest - The top line of a hill, mountain, or wave

• Pseudopod1.) Pseudopod, pseudopodium -- (temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion)
  
  Pseudopod, Pseudopodium1.) Pseudopod, pseudopodium -- (temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion)
  
  Pseudopodium - Temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion

• Flagellum1.) Scourge, flagellum -- (a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor))
  
  2.) Flagellum -- (a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa))
  
  Flagellum - A whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)

• Hair1.) Hair -- (a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss; "he combed his hair"; "each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells")
  
  2.) Hair's-breadth, hairsbreadth, hair, whisker -- (a very small distance or space; "they escaped by a hair's-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker")
  
  Hair - A covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss; "he combed his hair"; "each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells"

• Cirrus1.) Cirrus, cirrhus -- (usually coiled)
  
  2.) Cirrus, cirrus cloud -- (a wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles))
  
  Cirrus - Usually coiled

• Spine1.) Spinal column, vertebral column, spine, backbone, back, rachis -- (the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back")
  
  2.) Spur, spine, acantha -- (any sharply pointed projection)
  
  Spine - The series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"

• Aculea1.) Aculea -- (small spiny outgrowth on the wings of certain insects)
  
  Aculea - Small spiny outgrowth on the wings of certain insects

• Style1.) Style -- (a particular kind (as to appearance); "this style of shoe is in demand")
  
  2.) Manner, mode, style, way, fashion -- (how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion")
  
  Style - A particular kind (as to appearance); "this style of shoe is in demand"

• Villus1.) Villus -- (a minute hairlike projection on mucous membrane)
  
  Villus - A minute hairlike projection on mucous membrane

• Tail1.) Tail -- (the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body)
  
  2.) Fag end, tail, tail end -- (the time of the last part of something; "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm")
  
  Tail - The posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body

• Fetlock1.) Fetlock, fetlock joint -- (the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern)
  
  2.) Fetlock -- (projection behind and above a horse's hoof)
  
  Fetlock - The joint between the cannon bone and the pastern

• Tentacle1.) Tentacle -- (something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp and hold; "caught in the tentacles of organized crime")
  
  2.) Tentacle -- (any of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals; used for feeling or grasping or locomotion)
  
  Tentacle - Something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp and hold; "caught in the tentacles of organized crime"

• Arista1.) Arista -- (bristlelike process near the tip of the antenna of certain flies)
  
  Arista - Bristlelike process near the tip of the antenna of certain flies

• Acromion1.) Acromion, acromial process -- (the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade)
  
  Acromion, Acromial process1.) Acromion, acromial process -- (the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade)
  
  Acromial process - The outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade

• Ala1.) Ala -- (a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism; "the alae of the nose"; "the alae of a maple seed"; "the flat petals of a pea blossom are alae")
  
  2.) Ala -- (a wing of an insect)
  
  Ala - A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism; "the alae of the nose"; "the alae of a maple seed"; "the flat petals of a pea blossom are alae"

• Alveolar arch1.) Alveolar arch -- (the part of the upper or lower jawbones in which the teeth are set)
  
  Alveolar arch - The part of the upper or lower jawbones in which the teeth are set

• Alveolar Ridge1.) Ridge -- (a long narrow natural elevation or striation)
  
  2.) Ridge -- (any long raised strip)
  
  Ridge - A long narrow natural elevation or striation1.) Alveolar ridge, gum ridge, alveolar process -- (a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth)
  
  Alveolar ridge, Gum ridge1.) Alveolar ridge, gum ridge, alveolar process -- (a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth)
  
  Gum ridge, Alveolar process1.) Alveolar ridge, gum ridge, alveolar process -- (a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth)
  
  Alveolar process - A ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth

• Acrosome1.) Acrosome -- (a process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg)
  
  Acrosome - A process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg

• Caruncle1.) Caruncle, caruncula -- (an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds)
  
  Caruncle, Caruncula1.) Caruncle, caruncula -- (an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds)
  
  Caruncula - An outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds

• Condyle1.) Condyle -- (a round bump on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone)
  
  Condyle - A round bump on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone

• Coronoid process1.) Coronoid process, processus coronoideus -- (a sharp triangular process projecting from a bone)
  
  Coronoid process, Processus coronoideus1.) Coronoid process, processus coronoideus -- (a sharp triangular process projecting from a bone)
  
  Processus coronoideus - A sharp triangular process projecting from a bone

• Epicondyle1.) Epicondyle -- (a projection on a bone above a condyle serving for the attachment of muscles and ligaments)
  
  Epicondyle - A projection on a bone above a condyle serving for the attachment of muscles and ligaments

• Fimbria1.) Fimbria -- (thin projections forming a fringe (especially around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube))
  
  Fimbria - Thin projections forming a fringe (especially around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube)

• Apophysis1.) Apophysis -- ((botany) a natural swelling or enlargement: at the base of the stalk or seta in certain mosses or on the cone scale of certain conifers)
  
  2.) Apophysis -- ((anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra)
  
  Apophysis - (botany) a natural swelling or enlargement: at the base of the stalk or seta in certain mosses or on the cone scale of certain conifers

• Spicule1.) Spicule, spiculum -- (small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals)
  
  Spicule, Spiculum1.) Spicule, spiculum -- (small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals)
  
  Spiculum - Small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals

• Osteophyte1.) Osteophyte -- (small abnormal bony outgrowth)
  
  Osteophyte - Small abnormal bony outgrowth

• Papilla1.) Papilla -- ((botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf)
  
  2.) Papilla -- (a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell; "the Papilla1.) Papilla -- ((botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf)
  
  2.) Papilla -- (a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell; "the Papilla1.) Papilla -- ((botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf)
  
  2.) Papilla -- (a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell; "the papillae of the tongue")
  
  Papilla - (botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leafe of the tongue")
  
  Papilla - (botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leafe of the tongue")
  
  Papilla - (botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf

• papilla - no definition found

• Appendix1.) Appendix -- (supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book)
  
  2.) Appendix, vermiform appendix, vermiform process, cecal appendage -- (a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch)
  
  Appendix, Vermiform appendix1.) Appendix, vermiform appendix, vermiform process, cecal appendage -- (a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch)
  
  Vermiform appendix, Vermiform process1.) Appendix, vermiform appendix, vermiform process, cecal appendage -- (a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch)
  
  Vermiform process, Cecal appendage1.) Appendix, vermiform appendix, vermiform process, cecal appendage -- (a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch)
  
  Cecal appendage - Supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book

• Mastoid1.) Mastoid, mastoid process, mastoid bone, mastoidal -- (process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull)
  
  1.) Mastoid -- (of or relating to or in the region of the mastoid process)
  
  Mastoid, Mastoid process1.) Mastoid, mastoid process, mastoid bone, mastoidal -- (process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull)
  
  Mastoid process, Mastoid bone1.) Mastoid, mastoid process, mastoid bone, mastoidal -- (process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull)
  
  Mastoid bone, Mastoidal1.) Mastoid, mastoid process, mastoid bone, mastoidal -- (process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull)
  
  1.) Mastoid, mastoidal -- (relating to or resembling a nipple)
  
  Mastoidal - Process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull

• Styloid process1.) Styloid process -- (extends from the base of the temporal bone)
  
  Styloid process - Extends from the base of the temporal bone

• Pterygoid process1.) Pterygoid process -- (two bony processes descending from the body of the sphenoid bone)
  
  Pterygoid process - Two bony processes descending from the body of the sphenoid bone

• Tuberosity1.) Tuberosity, tubercle, eminence -- (a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament)
  
  Tuberosity, Tubercle1.) Tubercle -- (a swelling that is the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis)
  
  2.) Nodule, tubercle -- (small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant)
  
  Tubercle, Eminence1.) Eminence, distinction, preeminence, note -- (high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence")
  
  2.) Tuberosity, tubercle, eminence -- (a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament)
  
  Eminence - A protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament

• Zygomatic process1.) Zygomatic process -- (a slender process of the temporal bone that strengthens the zygomatic arch)
  
  Zygomatic process - A slender process of the temporal bone that strengthens the zygomatic arch

• Trochanter1.) Trochanter -- (one of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached)
  
  Trochanter - One of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached

• Transverse process1.) Transverse process -- (one of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribs)
  
  Transverse process - One of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribs

• Odontoid process1.) Odontoid process -- (a toothlike process at the back of 2nd vertebra of the neck)
  
  Odontoid process - A toothlike process at the back of 2nd vertebra of the neck

• Metaphysis1.) Metaphysis -- (the growing part of a long bone between the diaphysis and the epiphysis)
  
  Metaphysis - The growing part of a long bone between the diaphysis and the epiphysis

• Olecranon1.) Olecranon, olecranon process -- (process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extended)
  
  Olecranon, Olecranon process1.) Olecranon, olecranon process -- (process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extended)
  
  Olecranon process - Process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extended

• ridge - no definition found

• Excrescence1.) Bulge, bump, hump, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence -- (something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns")
  
  2.) Excrescence -- ((pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body)
  
  Excrescence - Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns"

• papilla - no definition found

• Plant process1.) Plant process, enation -- (a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ)
  
  Plant process, Enation1.) Matrilineage, enation, cognation -- (line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family)
  
  2.) Plant process, enation -- (a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ)
  
  Enation - A natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ