| 单词 | Osteoglossidae |
| 释义 | osteo- /o-sti-ō-, -ə- or -o-/ or oste- /o-sti-/combining formSignifying bone ORIGIN: Gr osteon bone osteal /osˈti-əl/ adjective
osteitis /os-ti-īˈtis/ noun Inflammation of a bone osteoarthritˈic adjective osteoarthrīˈtis noun A form of arthritis in which the cartilages of the joint and the bone adjacent are worn away osteoarthrōˈsis noun
osˈteoblast noun (see -blast) a bone-forming cell osteoblastˈic adjective osteochondrī'tis or osteochondrōˈsis noun (Gr chondros cartilage) a disease in which abnormal growth of cartilage or bone leads to degeneration of the cartilage, usually in the joints osteoclasis /os-ti-okˈlə-sis/ noun
osˈteoclast noun
osteoclastˈic adjective osteocollˈa noun (Gr kolla glue) a calcareous incrustation on roots, etc, once thought able to unite broken bones osˈteoderm noun (Gr derma skin) a bony dermal plate osteodermˈal, osteodermˈatous, osteodermˈic or osteodermˈous adjective osˈteogen noun A substance or layer from which bone is formed osteogenˈesis or osteogeny /-ojˈ/ noun Formation of bone (osteogenesis imperfecta the disease brittle bones, in which bones are abnormally liable to fracture) osteogenetˈic, osteogenˈic or osteogˈenous adjective Osteoglossidae /-glosˈi-dē/ plural noun (Gr glōssa tongue) a family of bony fishes, including the arapaima osteogˈraphy noun The description of bones ostˈeoid adjective Bonelike Osteolˈepis noun (Gr lepis scale) an Old Red Sandstone fossil fish with bonelike scales osteologˈical adjective osteologˈically adverb osteolˈogist noun osteolˈogy noun The part of anatomy that deals with the study of bones and the skeleton osteōˈma noun A tumour composed of bone or bonelike tissue osteomalacia /-mə-lāˈshi-ə/ noun (Gr malakos soft) softening of adult bones by absorption of their calcium salts, resulting from a deficiency of vitamin D (the equivalent to rickets in children) osteomalāˈcial or osteomalacic /-lasˈik/ adjective osteomyelitis /-mī-ə-līˈtis/ noun (Gr myelos marrow) inflammation of bone and bone marrow osˈteopath /-path/ or osteopˈathist /-ə-thist/ noun A practitioner of osteopathy osteopathic /ost-i-ə-pathˈik/ adjective osteopathˈically adverb osteopˈathy noun A system of healing or treatment consisting largely of manipulation of the bones, and massage osteopē'nia noun (Gr penia poverty) a condition resulting in a reduction of bone density osteopetrōˈsis noun A general name for a group of hereditary bone diseases, including marble bone disease, in which bone becomes abnormally dense osˈteophyte /-fīt/ noun (see -phyte under phyt-) an abnormal bony outgrowth osteophytic /-fitˈik/ adjective osteoplastˈic adjective osˈteoplasty noun Plastic surgery of the bones, bone-grafting, etc osteoporōˈsis noun (root as pore1) development of a porous structure in bone due to loss of calcium, resulting in brittleness osteoporotic /-otˈik/ adjective osteosarcōˈma noun A malignant tumour derived from osteoblasts, composed of bone and sarcoma cells osˈteotome noun (Gr tomos cutting; surgery) An instrument for cutting bones osteotˈomy noun The surgical cutting of a bone |
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