[1820–30; osteo- + genesis]This word is first recorded in the period 1820–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: acetate, blouse, boomerang, morphology, tetrapodosteo- is a combining form meaning “bone,” used in the formation of compound words. Otherwords that use the affix osteo- include: osteochondrosis, osteoclast, osteomyelitis, osteopetrosis, osteoporosis