osteo-, oste-, ost-
(Greek: bone)
osteography
Description of the bones; descriptive osteology.
osteohypertrophy
A condition characterized by the overgrowth of bones.
osteoid
osteolite
osteologia
osteologist
osteology
osteolysis
osteolytic
osteoma
osteomalacia
A disease characterized by a gradual softening and bending of the bones with varying severity of pain.
Softening occurs because the bones contain osteoid tissue which has failed to calcify because of a lack of vitamin D or renal tubular dysfunction. It is more common in women than in men, osteomalacia often begins during pregnancy.
osteomalacic
A reference to osteomalacia which is a disease characterized by a gradual softening and bending of the bones with varying severity of pain.
osteomantic
osteomata
osteomere
