‖ osteoma Path.
(ɒstiːˈəʊmə)
Pl. -ata.
[mod.L. f. osteo- + Gr. -ωµα, as in carcinoma, etc.]
A tumour composed of osseous tissue.
| 1847–9 Todd Cycl. Anat. IV. 135/1 By osteoma we understand a growth composed of bone. 1873 T. H. Green Introd. Pathol. 139 Osteomata or osseous tumours. |