osteoma
noun
os·te·o·ma
ˌä-stē-ˈō-mə 
plural osteomas also osteomata
ˌä-stē-ˈō-mə-tə
: a benign tumor composed of bone tissue
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An osteoid osteoma is a common benign tumor of the bone.
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Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 7 Nov. 2022
The pneumatocele’s likely cause, an MRI would show, was an osteoma, or benign bone tumor, that had formed in the man’s sinus and was eroding through the base of the skull, Brown said.
—Amy B Wang, miamiherald, 13 Mar. 2018
Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 7 Nov. 2022
The pneumatocele’s likely cause, an MRI would show, was an osteoma, or benign bone tumor, that had formed in the man’s sinus and was eroding through the base of the skull, Brown said.
—Amy B Wang, miamiherald, 13 Mar. 2018
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osteoma
noun
os·te·o·ma
ˌäs-tē-ˈō-mə
plural osteomas also osteomata
-mət-ə
: a benign tumor composed of bone tissue
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