periosteoma

noun

peri·​os·​te·​o·​ma

ˌperēˌästēˈōmə

plural periosteomas

-məz

or periosteomata

-mətə

: a tumor on the outer surface of a bone

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from periost- + -oma

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