osteo-

See also: osteo and ostéo-

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁

Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon)der.

English osteo-

Combining form of Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑstioʊ̯/

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Prefix

osteo-

1. bone

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with osteo-

osteoabsorptiometric

osteoabsorptiometry

osteal

ostalgia

ostealgia

osteoanabolic

osteoanabolism

osteoarchaeologic

osteoarchaeological

osteoarchaeologically

osteoarchaeologist

osteoarchaeology

osteoarcheologist

osteoarthralgia

osteoarthrectomy

osteoarthritic

osteoarthritis

osteoarthropathy

osteoarthrosis

osteoarthrotic

osteoarticular

osteobiographic

osteobiography

osteoblast

osteoblastoma

osteocalcin

osteocalcification

osteocarcinoma

osteocartilagenous

osteocartilaginous

osteocatabolic

osteocatabolism

osteochemonecrosis

osteochondrosis

osteochondral

osteochondritic

osteochondritis

osteochondrodysplasia

osteochondrous

osteochondroblast

osteochondrocytic

osteochondrogenesis

osteochondroma

osteochondromatous

osteochondropathy

osteochondroplastic

osteochondroplasty

osteochondroprogenitor

osteochondrosarcoma

osteochrome

osteoclasis

osteoclast

osteocompatibility

osteocompatible

osteocompetent

osteoconduction

osteoconductive

osteoconductor

osteocranial

osteocranium

osteocutaneous

osteocyte

osteocytogenic

osteodegeneration

osteodegenerative

osteodensitometry

osteodentine

osteodeposition

osteoderm

osteodermal

osteodermia

osteodifferentiated

osteodifferentiation

osteodistraction

osteodysplasia

osteodysplastic

osteodystrophy

ostectomy

osteectomy

osteoectomy

osteofascial

osteofibroma

osteofibromatosis

osteofibrosis

osteofibrotic

osteofibrous

osteofixation

osteofluorochrome

osteoformation

osteogen

osteogenesis

osteogenic

osteogenous

osteogeny

osteography

osteohistogenesis

osteohistogenetic

osteohistological

osteohistology

osteohydatidosis

osteoimmune

osteoimmunological

osteoimmunology

osteoimmunopathology

osteoimplant

osteoinduced

osteoinducing

osteoinduction

osteoinductive

osteoinductivity

osteoinductor

osteoinhibition

osteoinhibitory

intraossal

osteitis

osteokinematic

osteokinematics

osteolathyrism

osteoligamentous

osteolineage

osteolite

osteolith

osteolithic

osteologist

osteology

osteolysis

osteolytic

osteomalacia

osteomancy

osteomantic

osteomarker

osteometabolic

osteometer

osteometric

osteometrical

osteometrically

osteometry

osteomimetic

osteomimicry

osteomodulin

osteomorphological

osteomorphology

osteomorphometric

osteomorphometry

osteomuscular

osteomyelitis

osteomyocutaneous

osteonecrosis

osteonecrotic

osteonectin

osteoneuromuscular

osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis

osteodynia

osteoid

osteoma

osteosis

ostosis

osteochondrophyte

osteocolla

osteoglophonic

osteoglycin

osteokine

osteopsathyrosis

osteotripsy

osteozecathia

pachyosteosclerosis

pachyosteosclerotic

osteopath

osteopathic

osteopathologic

osteopathological

osteopathologist

osteopathology

osteopathy

osteopenia

osteoperiosteal

periostin

osteoperiostitis

osteophagia

osteophagous

osteophagy

osteophilic

osteophone

osteophyte

osteoplast

osteoplasty

osteopoiesis

osteoporosis

osteoprecursor

osteoproduction

osteoproductive

osteoprogenitor

osteoproliferation

osteoproliferative

osteopromotive

osteoprotectant

osteoprotection

osteoprotective

osteoprotegerin

osteoradionecrosis

Translations

bone

• Catalan: osteo-
• Czech: osteo-
• Dutch: osteo
• Finnish: osteo-
• French: ostéo- (fr)
• German: osteo-
• Greek: οστεο- (el) (osteo-), οστέο- (ostéo-)
• Icelandic: bein-
• Irish: oisté-
• Italian: osteo- (it)
• Polish: osteo- (pl)
• Portuguese: osteo-
• Russian: остео- (osteo-)
• Sanskrit: अस्थि (sa) n (asthi)
• Spanish: osteo- (es)

Further reading

• list of diseases starting with O on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Catalan

Etymology

Combining form of Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).

Prefix

osteo-

1. osteo-

Derived terms

Catalan terms prefixed with osteo-

osteoartropatia

osteologia

osteomielitis

osteòpata

osteosarcoma

Further reading

• “osteo-”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “osteo-”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
• “osteo-” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “osteo-”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

Czech

Etymology

Combining form of Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ostɛo ]

Prefix

osteo-

1. osteo-

Derived terms

Czech terms prefixed with osteo-

osteoartróza

osteochondróza

osteoporóza

Further reading

• osteo- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Italian

Etymology

Combining form of Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).

Prefix

osteo-

1. (anatomy) osteo-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with osteo-

ostealgia

osteoalgia

osteoarticolare

osteoartrite

osteoartropatia

osteoartrosi

osteoblasto

osteoblastoma

osteocartilagineo

osteocita

osteocito

osteoclasto

osteocondrite

osteocondrosi

osteocondrodisplasia

osteocondroma

osteoconduzione

osteodensitometria

osteoderma

osteodistrofia

osteofibrosi

osteofita

osteogenesi

osteoinduzione

osteointegrazione

osteolisi

osteologia

osteologo

osteomalacia

osteomielite

osteomuscolare

osteonecrosi

osteonectina

osteoide

osteoma

osteone

osteopetrosi

osteopontina

osteoprotegerina

osteopsatirosi

osteopata

osteopatia

osteopatologia

osteopenia

osteoperiostite

osteoplastica

osteoporosi

osteoradionecrosi

osteosarcoma

osteosclerosi

osteosintesi

osteotendineo

osteotomia

osteotomo

Portuguese

Etymology

Combining form of Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɔs.te.o/, /ˌɔs.t͡ʃi.o/, (faster) /ˌɔs.t͡ʃjo/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɔs.te.o/, /ˌɔs.t͡ʃi.o/, (faster) /ˌɔs.t͡ʃjo/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌɔʃ.te.o/, /ˌɔʃ.t͡ʃi.o/, (faster) /ˌɔʃ.t͡ʃjo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɔʃ.tjɔ/

Prefix

osteo-

1. osteo-

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with osteo-

osteoartrose

osteoblástico

osteoblasto

osteócito

osteoclástico

osteoclasto

osteogénese

osteomalacia

osteomielite

osteonecrose

osteopatia

osteopático

osteopenia

osteoporose

Further reading

• “osteo-”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “osteo-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Combining form of Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).

Prefix

osteo-

1. osteo-

Derived terms

• Spanish terms prefixed with osteo-

  osteoartritis

  osteoblasto

  osteocito

  osteodistrofia

  osteogénesis

  osteomielitis

  osteomuscular

  osteoide

  osteopetrosis

  osteoprotegerina

  osteopatía

  osteopático

  osteosarcoma

  sinostosis

Further reading

• “osteo-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025