| OSTEITIDES | • osteitides n. Plural of osteitis. • OSTEITIS n. inflammation of the bone. |
| OSTEITISES | • osteitises n. Plural of osteitis. • OSTEITIS n. inflammation of the bone. |
| OSTENSIBLE | • ostensible adj. Apparent, evident; meant for open display. • ostensible adj. Appearing as such; being such in appearance; professed, supposed (rather than demonstrably true or real). • OSTENSIBLE adj. intended for display, plausible rather than demonstrably true or real. |
| OSTENSIBLY | • ostensibly adv. (Modal) Seemingly, apparently, on the surface. • OSTENSIBLE adv. intended for display, plausible rather than demonstrably true or real. |
| OSTENSORIA | • ostensoria n. Plural of ostensorium. • OSTENSORIUM n. a monstrance (a receptacle for the Eucharist). |
| OSTEOBLAST | • osteoblast n. (Biology, cytology) A mononucleate cell from which bone develops. • OSTEOBLAST n. one of the protoplasmic cells from or around which the matrix of the bone is developed. |
| OSTEOCLAST | • osteoclast n. (Physiology, cytology) A large multinuclear cell associated with the resorption of bone. • osteoclast n. (Surgery) An instrument for performing osteoclasis. • OSTEOCLAST n. an instrument used in osteoclasis. |
| OSTEOCOLLA | • osteocolla n. A kind of glue obtained from bones. • osteocolla n. A cellular calc tufa, found as incrustations on plant stems, once believed to have the power to unite fractured bones. • OSTEOCOLLA n. a kind of glue obtained from bones. |
| OSTEOCYTES | • osteocytes n. Plural of osteocyte. • OSTEOCYTE n. a cell that is characteristic of adult bone. |
| OSTEODERMS | • osteoderms n. Plural of osteoderm. • OSTEODERM n. a bony dermal plate. |
| OSTEOGENIC | • osteogenic adj. Of, or relating to, osteogenesis. • OSTEOGENIC adj. relating to the formation of bone, also OSTEOGENETIC. |
| OSTEOPATHS | • osteopaths n. Plural of osteopath. • OSTEOPATH n. a practitioner of osteopathy, also OSTEOPATHIST. |
| OSTEOPATHY | • osteopathy n. (Alternative medicine) The branch of therapy based on manipulation of bones and muscles. • osteopathy n. (Rare) Any disease of the bones. • OSTEOPATHY n. a system of healing or treatment consisting largely of manipulation of the bones, and massage. |
| OSTEOPHYTE | • osteophyte n. A small, abnormal growth of bone (exostosis, bone spur) that forms along joint margins. • OSTEOPHYTE n. an abnormal bony outgrowth. |
| OSTEOSISES | • OSTEOSIS n. the formation of bone. |
| OSTEOTOMES | • osteotomes n. Plural of osteotome. • OSTEOTOME n. strong nippers or a chisel for dividing bone. |