Ostentive Os·ten"tive adjective Ostentatious. [ Obsolete]
Ostentous Os·ten"tous adjective Ostentatious. [ Obsolete]
Feltham.
Osteo- Os"te·o- A combining form of Greek ... a bone .
Osteoblast Os"te·o·blast noun [
Osteo- +
-blast .]
(Anat.) One of the protoplasmic cells which occur in the osteogenetic layer of the periosteum, and from or around which the matrix of the bone is developed; an osteoplast.
Osteoclasis Os`te·o·cla"sis noun [ New Latin See
Osteoclast .]
(Surg.) The operation of breaking a bone in order to correct deformity.
Osteoclast Os"te·o·clast noun [
Osteo- + Greek ... to break.]
1. (Physiol.) A myeloplax. » The osteoclasts occur usually in pits or cavities which they appear to have excavated, and are supposed to be concerned in the absorption of the bone matrix.
2. An instrument for performing osteoclasis.
Osteocolla Os`te·o·col"la noun [
Osteo- + Greek ... glue.]
1. A kind of glue obtained from bones. Ure. 2. A cellular calc tufa, which in some places forms incrustations on the stems of plants, -- formerly supposed to have the quality of uniting fractured bones.
Osteocomma Os`te·o·com"ma noun ;
plural Latin
Osteocommata , English
Osteocommas . [ New Latin See
Osteo- , and
Comma .]
(Anat.) A metamere of the vertebrate skeleton; an osteomere; a vertebra. Owen.
Osteocope Os"te·o·cope noun [ Greek ...; ... a bone + ... a striking, pain: confer French
ostéocope .]
(Medicine) Pain in the bones; a violent fixed pain in any part of a bone. --
Os`te*o*cop"ic adjective
Osteocranium Os`te·o·cra"ni·um noun [
Osteo- +
cranium .]
(Anat.) The bony cranium, as distinguished from the cartilaginous cranium.
Osteodentine Os`te·o·den"tine noun [
Osteo- +
denite .]
(Anat.) A hard substance, somewhat like bone, which is sometimes deposited within the pulp cavity of teeth.
Osteogen Os"te·o·gen noun [
Osteo- +
-gen .]
(Physiol.) The soft tissue, or substance, which, in developing bone, ultimately undergoes ossification.
Osteogenesis, Osteogeny Os`te·o·gen"e·sis, Os`te·og"e·ny noun [
Osteo- +
genesis , or the root of Greek ... to be born: confer French
ostéogénie .]
(Physiol.) The formation or growth of bone.
Osteogenetic Os`te·o·ge·net"ic adjective (Physiol.) Connected with osteogenesis, or the formation of bone; producing bone; as, osteogenetic tissue; the osteogenetic layer of the periosteum.
Osteogenic Os`te·o·gen"ic adjective (Physiol.) Osteogenetic.
Osteographer Os`te·og"ra·pher noun An osteologist.
Osteography Os`te·og"ra·phy noun [
Osteo- +
-graphy .]
The description of bones; osteology.
Osteoid Os"te·oid adjective [
Osteo- +
- oid : confer Greek ....]
(Anat.) Resembling bone; bonelike.
Osteolite Os"te·o·lite noun [
Osteo- +
-lite .]
(Min.) A massive impure apatite, or calcium phosphate.
Osteologer Os`te·ol"o·ger noun One versed in osteology; an osteologist.
Osteologic, Osteological Os`te·o·log"ic, Os`te·o·log"ic·al adjective [ Confer French
ostéologique .]
Of or pertaining to osteology. --
Os`te*o*log"ic*al*ly ,
adverb
Osteologist Os`te·ol"o·gist noun One who is skilled in osteology; an osteologer.
Osteology Os`te·ol"o·gy noun [
Osteo- +
-logy : confer French
ostéologie .]
The science which treats of the bones of the vertebrate skeleton.
Osteolysis Os`te·ol"y·sis noun [ New Latin
osteo- + Greek ... a loosing.]
Softening and absorption of bone. --
Os`te*o*lyt"ic adjective
Osteoma Os`te·o"ma noun ;
plural Osteomata . [ New Latin See
Osteo- , and
- oma .]
(Medicine) A tumor composed mainly of bone; a tumor of a bone.
Osteomalacia Os`te·o·ma·la"ci·a noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... bone + ... softness.]
(Medicine) A disease of the bones, in which they lose their earthy material, and become soft, flexible, and distorted. Also called malacia .
Osteomanty Os"te·o·man`ty noun [
Osteo- Greek ... divination.]
Divination by means of bones. [ R.]
Osteomere Os"te·o·mere noun [
Osteo- +
-mere .]
(Anat.) An osteocomma. Owen.
Osteopath Os"te·o·path noun A practitioner of osteopathy.
Osteopathic Os`te·o·path"ic adjective (Medicine) Of or pertaining to osteopathy. --
Os`te*o*path"ic*al*ly adverb
Osteopathist Os`te·op"a·thist noun One who practices osteopathy; an osteopath.
Osteopathy Os`te·op"a·thy noun [
Osteo- + Greek ... suffering.]
(Medicine) (a) Any disease of the bones. [ R.]
(b) A system of treatment based on the theory that diseases are chiefly due to deranged mechanism of the bones, nerves, blood vessels, and other tissues, and can be remedied by manipulations of these parts.
Osteoperiostitis Os`te·o·per`i·os·ti"tis noun [ New Latin ;
osteo- +
periost eum +
-itis .]
(Medicine) Inflammation of a bone and its periosteum.
Osteophone Os"te·o·phone noun [ Greek ... bone + ... voice.]
An instrument for transmission of auditory vibrations through the bones of the head, so as to be appreciated as sounds by persons deaf from causes other than those affecting the nervous apparatus of hearing.
Osteoplast Os"te·o·plast noun [
Osteo- + Greek ... to form.]
(Anat.) An osteoblast.
Osteoplastic Os`te·o·plas"tic adjective [
Osteo- +
-plastic .]
1. (Physiol.) Producing bone; as, osteoplastic cells. 2. (Medicine) Of or pertaining to the replacement of bone; as, an osteoplastic operation.
Osteoplasty Os"te·o·plas`ty noun [
Osteo- +
-plasty .]
(Medicine) An operation or process by which the total or partial loss of a bone is remedied. Dunglison.
Osteoporosis Os`te·o·po·ro"sis noun [ New Latin ;
osteo- + Greek ... pore.]
(Med. & Physiol.) An absorption of bone so that the tissue becomes unusually porous.
Osteopterygious Os`te·op`ter·yg"i·ous adjective [
Osteo- Greek ... a fin.]
(Zoology) Having bones in the fins, as certain fishes.
Osteosarcoma Os`te·o·sar·co"ma noun ;
plural Osteosarcomata . [ New Latin See
Osteo- , and
sarcoma .]
(Medicine) A tumor having the structure of a sacroma in which there is a deposit of bone; sarcoma connected with bone.
Osteosclerosis Os`te·o·scle·ro"sis noun [ New Latin ;
osteo- +
sclerosis .]
Abnormal hardness and density of bone.
Osteotome Os"te·o·tome noun [
Osteo- + Greek ....]
(Surg.) Strong nippers or a chisel for dividing bone.
Osteotomist Os`te·ot"o·mist noun One skilled in osteotomy.
Osteotomy Os`te·ot"o·my noun 1. The dissection or anatomy of bones; osteology. 2. (Surg.) The operation of dividing a bone or of cutting a piece out of it, -- done to remedy deformity, etc.
Osteozoa Os`te·o·zo"a noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... a bone +
zo^,on an animal.]
(Zoology) Same as Vertebrata .
Ostiary Os"ti·a·ry noun ;
plural -ries . [ Latin
ostium door, entrance. See
Usher .]
1. The mouth of a river; an estuary. [ R.]
Sir T. Browne. 2. One who keeps the door, especially the door of a church; a porter. N. Bacon.
Ostic Os"tic adjective [ From North American Indian
oshtegwon a head.]
Pertaining to, or applied to, the language of the Tuscaroras, Iroquois, Wyandots, Winnebagoes, and a part of the Sioux Indians. Schoolcraft.
Ostiole Os"ti·ole noun [ Latin
ostiolum a little door, dim. of
ostium a door: confer French
ostiole .]
(Botany) (a) The exterior opening of a stomate. See Stomate . (b) Any small orifice.
Ostitis Os·ti"tis noun [ New Latin ]
(Medicine) See Osteitis .
Ostium Os"ti·um noun ;
plural Ostia . [ Latin ]
(Anat.) An opening; a passage.
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