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EXERCISE BONE

\ˈɛksəsˌa͡ɪz bˈə͡ʊn], \ˈɛksəsˌa‍ɪz bˈə‍ʊn], \ˈɛ_k_s_ə_s_ˌaɪ_z b_ˈəʊ_n]\

Definitions of EXERCISE BONE

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Bony growth in muscle due to exereise or pressure.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

A bone developing in a muscle, a tendon, or fascia as a result of trauma, e. g., an e. b. of the deltoid caused by the rifle coming forcibly in contact with the musket during drill.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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