† ossivorousadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ossi- comb. form, -vorous comb. form.

Etymology: < ossi- comb. form + -vorous comb. form. Compare French ossivore (of an ulcer) that attacks bone (1812), gnawing on bones (1836). N.E.D. (1903) gives the pronunciation as (ǫsi·vŏrəs) /ɒˈsɪvərəs/.

Obsolete. rare.

1. That feeds on bones.

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1681 N. Grew Compar. Anat. Stomachs & Guts v. 20 in Musæum Regalis Societatis A Dog, and other Ossivorous Quadrupeds.

1681 N. Grew Compar. Anat. Stomachs & Guts i. 5 in Musæum Regalis Societatis A Bitch... The Guts of this Animal, as well as the Gulet, are all of them thick, redish, and Muscular. The like, I suppose, are those of all Ossivorous Quadrupeds.

a1856 R. Owen in H. Miller Testimony of Rocks (1857) viii. 330 The fractured specimens..show marks of the teeth of the ossivorous hyænas by which they had been gnawed.

2. Medicine. Of a tumour: that destroys bone.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders of bones > [adjective] > decayed or decaying

rarefactive?a1425

rarefied1523

cariez'd1634

bonea1639

cariated1665

carious1676

cariose1763

ossivorous1842

osteoporotic1865

osteolytic1875

porotic1883

caried1884

Albers-Schönberg1922

osteodystrophic1925

1842 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 3) Ossivorous, a species of tumour, mentioned by Ruysch, which destroys the bone.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	ossivorous
释义	† ossivorousadj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ossi- comb. form, -vorous comb. form. Etymology: < ossi- comb. form + -vorous comb. form. Compare French ossivore (of an ulcer) that attacks bone (1812), gnawing on bones (1836). N.E.D. (1903) gives the pronunciation as (ǫsi·vŏrəs) /ɒˈsɪvərəs/. Obsolete. rare. 1. That feeds on bones. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by eating habits > [adjective] > feeding on bones ossivorous1681 the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating by animals > [adjective] > feeding upon bones ossivorous1681 1681 N. Grew Compar. Anat. Stomachs & Guts v. 20 in Musæum Regalis Societatis A Dog, and other Ossivorous Quadrupeds. 1681 N. Grew Compar. Anat. Stomachs & Guts i. 5 in Musæum Regalis Societatis A Bitch... The Guts of this Animal, as well as the Gulet, are all of them thick, redish, and Muscular. The like, I suppose, are those of all Ossivorous Quadrupeds. a1856 R. Owen in H. Miller Testimony of Rocks (1857) viii. 330 The fractured specimens..show marks of the teeth of the ossivorous hyænas by which they had been gnawed. 2. Medicine. Of a tumour: that destroys bone. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders of bones > [adjective] > decayed or decaying rarefactive?a1425 rarefied1523 cariez'd1634 bonea1639 cariated1665 carious1676 cariose1763 ossivorous1842 osteoporotic1865 osteolytic1875 porotic1883 caried1884 Albers-Schönberg1922 osteodystrophic1925 1842 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 3) Ossivorous, a species of tumour, mentioned by Ruysch, which destroys the bone. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1681
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