osteoma
osteoma (osti-oh-mă) n. a benign bone tumour. compact o. (ivory exostosis) a relatively uncommon slow-growing tumour occurring usually in the skull and facial bones. osteoid o. a small relatively common tumour, most commonly occurring in the shaft of the femur or tibia, that causes nocturnal pain.
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