Exostosis is valid Scrabble Word

Is exostosis a scrabble word?
Official Scrabble Players Dictionary YES
Official Tournament and Club Word List YES
Collins Scrabble Words YES
Is exostosis valid Words with Friends?
Words with Friends YES

9 letters word
16 points in Scrabble
16 points in WWF

Definitions for EXOSTOSIS in dictionary:

NOUN:

any protuberance of a bone which is not natural
a benign outgrowth of cartilaginous tissue on a bone.
abnormal bony outgrowth from the surface of a bone
Any protuberance of a bone which is not natural; an excrescence or morbid enlargement of a bone.
A knot formed upon or in the wood of trees by disease.
a benign outgrowth from a bone (usually covered with cartilage)

OTHER DEFINITIONS:

a spur or bony outgrowth from a bone or the root of a tooth

Words related to EXOSTOSIS

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How to use EXOSTOSIS in a sentence

As a result there is a marked depression at the coronet, the depression being heightened in effect by the exostosis in front.
Displacement, of course, is not possible with an exostosis.
Later, unless an unusually large exostosis is formed, which may cause a constant irritation due to its size and juxtaposition to the carpus, lameness is discontinued.
Whereas, in cases where other treatment is begun early, there usually follows considerable diminution in the size of the exostosis.
In such cases, it is unreasonable to expect to check the size of the exostosis and, of course, such methods are not employed where lameness causes distress to the subject.
And finally, a very important feature to be noted, is the location of the exostosis.
When situated anterior to the tarsus a large exostosis may by mechanical interference to function, cause lameness when all other causes are absent.
In making examinations one must not be deceived by the inconspicuous and seemingly insignificant exostosis which has a broad base.
The hair over the entire surgical field is clipped and the cautery at white heat is pushed through the overlying soft tissues and into the central part of the exostosis.
This operation has its indications, however, and may be recommended in chronic lameness where no extensive exostosis exists which may mechanically interfere with function.

Similar words containing OSTOSI without suffix s and without prefix ex

ostosis7 ostosises9 endostosis11 synostosis13 hyperostosis20 hyperostosises22 pycnodysostosis26 pyknodysostosis28

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