Osteophyte,an outgrowth or excrescence of a bone. Osteophytes occur in innumerable musculoskeletal disorders ( as for example acromegaly, neuropathic osteoarthropathy, macrodystrophia lipomatosa progressiva, Wilsons disease, diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis DISH and crystal-induced arthropathies, among other conditions).

Spinal Osteophytosis
Definition: Outgrowth of immature bony processes from the vertebrae, reflecting the presence of degenerative disease and calcification. It includes cervical and lumbar spondylosis.

Synonym(s): Barre-Lieou Syndrome / Osteophytosis, Spinal / Posterior Cervical Sympathetic Syndrome / Spondylosis

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Osteophytosis Chinese traditional medicine.