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osteo-

(word root) bone
Examples of words with the root osteo-: osteoporoses
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osteo-

or oste-
pref.
Bone: osteoarthritis.
[Greek, from osteon, bone; see ost- in Indo-European roots.]
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osteo-

or before a vowel

oste-

combining form
(Medicine) indicating bone or bones: osteopathy.
[from Greek osteon]
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osteo-

a combining form meaning “bone”: osteoarthritis.
[< Greek, comb. form of ostéon; see osseous]
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