Osteomalacia
(||Os`te*o*ma*la"ci*a) n. [NL., fr. Gr. bone + softness.] (Med.) A disease of the bones,
in which they lose their earthy material, and become soft, flexible, and distorted. Also called malacia.
Osteomanty
(Os"te*o*man`ty) n. [Osteo- Gr. divination.] Divination by means of bones. [R.]
Osteomere
(Os"te*o*mere) n. [Osteo- + -mere.] (Anat.) An osteocomma. Owen.
Osteophone
(Os"te*o*phone) n. [Gr. bone + voice.] An instrument for transmission of auditory vibrations
through the bones of the head, so as to be appreciated as sounds by persons deaf from causes other
than those affecting the nervous apparatus of hearing.
Osteoplast
(Os"te*o*plast) n. [Osteo- + Gr. to form.] (Anat.) An osteoblast.
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 operation.
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.
Osteopterygious
(Os`te*op`ter*yg"i*ous) a. [Osteo- Gr. a fin.] (Zoöl.) Having bones in the fins, as certain
fishes.
Osteosarcoma
(||Os`te*o*sar*co"ma) n.; pl. Osteosarcomata [NL. See Osteo-, and sarcoma.] (Med.)
A tumor having the structure of a sacroma in which there is a deposit of bone; sarcoma connected with
bone.
