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osteo-

a combining form meaning “bone,” used in the formation of compound words: osteometry.
Also, especially before a vowel, oste-.


Origin:
< Gk, comb. form of ostéon
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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 oste-
pref.
Bone: osteoarthritis.

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