osteoma

noun

os·te·o·ma | \ ˌä-stē-ˈō-mə

plural osteomas also osteomata\ ˌä-stē-ˈō-mə-tə

Definition of osteoma

: a benign tumor composed of bone tissue

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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, "Man has nothing but air where part of his brain should be, puzzled doctor discover | Miami Herald," 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