Definition of "osteophytes" [osteophytes]

• Plural form of osteophyte. (noun)

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