Usually means: Bone spurs from joint degeneration.
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  1. osteophytes: Merriam-Webster
  2. osteophytes: Collins English Dictionary
  3. osteophytes: Vocabulary.com
  4. osteophytes: Wiktionary
  5. osteophytes: Dictionary.com
  6. Osteophytes: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. Osteophytes: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. osteophytes: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Neurotrauma Glossary (No longer online)
  3. Osteophytes: Medical dictionary

(Note: See osteophyte as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (osteophyte)

noun:  A small, abnormal growth of bone (exostosis, bone spur) that forms along joint margins.
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