单词 | osteophyte |
释义 | osteophyte|ˈɒstiːəʊfaɪt| [f. osteo- + Gr. ϕυτόν a growth.] An osseous outgrowth, a bony excrescence. Hence osteophytic |-ˈfɪtɪk|, a., of, pertaining to, or of the nature of an osteophyte.
1846G. E. Day tr. Simon's Anim. Chem. II. 409 In the osteophyte incrustation there were contained: Phosphate of lime, Carbonate of lime [etc.]. 1873T. H. Green Introd. Pathol. 140 The osteomata are divisible into two classes, according to their seat—the homologous osteomata or exostoses, and the heterologous osteomata or osteophytes. 1877Burnett Ear 95 Osteophytes are regularly found in the tympanum of many of the mammals. 1897Allbutt's Syst. Med. IV. 692 Osteophytic periostitis may lead to the most extraordinary overgrowths of the bone itself. 1898J. Hutchinson in Arch. Surg. IX. 355 Osteophytic growths on the limbs. |

英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。
相关内容11:
相关热词搜索:osteophyte英英词典英英释义英语词汇意思用法释义英语