Webster's Dictionary 1913

1864

Osteologic

{ Os′te‐o‐log″ic (?), Os′te‐o‐log″ic‐al (?), } a. [Cf. F. ostéologique.] Of or pertaining to osteology. — Os′te‐o‐log″ic‐al‐ly, adv.

1865

Osteologist

Os′te‐ol″o‐gist (?), n. One who is skilled in osteology; an osteologer.

1866

Osteology

Os′te‐ol″o‐gy (?), n. [Osteo- + -logy: cf. F. ostéologie.] The science which treats of the bones of the vertebrate skeleton.

1867

Osteolysis

‖Os′te‐ol″y‐sis (?), n. [NL. osteo- + Gr. � a loosing.] Softening and absorption of bone. — Os′te‐o‐lyt″ic (#), a.

1868

Osteoma

‖Os′te‐o″ma (?), n.; pl.Osteomata (#). [NL. See Osteo-, and -oma.] (Med.) A tumor composed mainly of bone; a tumor of a bone.

1869

Osteomalacia

‖Os′te‐o‐ma‐la″ci‐a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. οστἔον bone + � softness.] (Med.) A disease of the bones, in which they lose their earthy material, and become soft, flexible, and dist...

1870

Osteomanty

Os″te‐o‐man′ty (?), n. [Osteo- Gr. μαντεία divination.] Divination by means of bones.

1871

Osteomere

Os″te‐o‐mere (?), n. [Osteo- + -mere.] (Anat.) An osteocomma. Owen.

1872

Osteopath

Os″te‐o‐path (?), n. A practitioner of osteopathy.

1873

Osteopathic

Os′te‐o‐path″ic (?), a.(Med.) Of or pertaining to osteopathy. — Os′te‐o‐path″ic‐al‐ly (#), adv.

1874

Osteopathist

Os′te‐op″a‐thist (?), n. One who practices osteopathy; an osteopath.

1875

Osteopathy

Os′te‐op″a‐thy (?), n. [Osteo- + Gr. � suffering.] (Med.) (a) Any disease of the bones. (b) A system of treatment based on the theory that diseases are chiefly due to deranged m...

1876

Osteoperiostitis

‖Os′te‐o‐per′i‐os‐ti″tis (?), n. [NL.; osteo- + periosteum + -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of a bone and its periosteum.

1877

Osteophone

Os″te‐o‐phone (?), n. [Gr. οστἔον bone + φωνή voice.] An instrument for transmission of auditory vibrations through the bones of the head, so as to be appreciated as sounds by p...

1878

Osteoplast

Os″te‐o‐plast (?), n. [Osteo- + Gr. πλάσσειν to form.] (Anat.) An osteoblast.

1879

Osteoplastic

Os′te‐o‐plas″tic (?), a. [Osteo- + -plastic.]1. (Physiol.) Producing bone; as, osteoplastic cells.2. (Med.) Of or pertaining to the replacement of bone; as, an osteoplastic oper...

1880

Osteoplasty

Os″te‐o‐plas′ty (?), n. [Osteo- + -plasty.] (Med.) An operation or process by which the total or partial loss of a bone is remedied. Dunglison.

1881

Osteoporosis

‖Os′te‐o‐po‐ro″sis (?), n. [NL.; osteo- + Gr. � pore.] (Med. & Physiol.) An absorption of bone so that the tissue becomes unusually porous.

1882

Osteopterygious

Os′te‐op′ter‐yg″i‐ous (?), a. [Osteo- Gr. � a fin.] (Zoöl.) Having bones in the fins, as certain fishes.

1883

Osteosarcoma

‖Os′te‐o‐sar‐co″ma (?), n.; pl.Osteosarcomata (#). [NL. See Osteo-, and sarcoma.] (Med.) A tumor having the structure of a sarcoma in which there is a deposit of bone; sarcoma c...

1884

Osteosclerosis

‖Os′te‐o‐scle‐ro″sis (?), n. [NL.; osteo- + sclerosis.] Abnormal hardness and density of bone.

1885

Osteotome

Os″te‐o‐tome (?), n. [Osteo- + Gr. τέμνειν.] (Surg.) Strong nippers or a chisel for dividing bone.

1886

Osteotomist

Os′te‐ot″o‐mist (?), n. One skilled in osteotomy.

1887

Osteotomy

Os′te‐ot″o‐my (?), n. 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.

1888

Osteozoa

‖Os′te‐o‐zo″a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. οστἔον a bone + ζο̑ͅον an animal.] (Zoöl.) Same as Vertebrata.

1889

Ostiary

Os″ti‐a‐ry (?), n.; pl.-ries (#). [L. ostium door, entrance. See Usher.] 1. The mouth of a river; an estuary. Sir T. Browne.2. One who keeps the door, especially the door of a c...

1890

Ostic

Os″tic (?), a. [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 Si...