释义 |
osteo-enUK
osteo-(word root) boneExamples of words with the root osteo-: osteoporosesosteo- or oste-pref. Bone: osteoarthritis. [Greek, from osteon, bone; see ost- in Indo-European roots.]osteo- or before a vowel oste-combining form (Medicine) indicating bone or bones: osteopathy. [from Greek osteon]osteo- a combining form meaning “bone”: osteoarthritis. [< Greek, comb. form of ostéon; see osseous]
osteo-enUK
osteo- , ost-oste-Bone. See also: osseo-, ossi-. [G. osteon] osteo- , ost- , oste-Combining forms denoting bone. See also: osseo-, ossi-[G. osteon]osteo- prefix denoting a bone.osteo- Combining form meaning bone. [G. osteon] |