Canadian Medical Guide > Diseases > Musculoskeletal Diseases > Bone Diseases > Hyperostosis > Exostoses Terms and Definitions
Exostoses
Medical Definition: | Benign hypertrophy that projects outward from the surface of bone, often containing a cartilaginous component. |
Guide Notes: | cartilaginous & osteocartilaginous exostoses: index under OSTEOCHONDROMA; EXOSTOSES, MULTIPLE HEREDITARY is also available |
Heel Spur - A bony outgrowth on the lower surface of the CALCANEUS. Though often presenting along with plantar fasciitis (FASCIITIS, PLANTAR), they are not considered causally related. |
Exostoses Medical Definitions and Terms
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