osteo-

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See also: osteo and ostéo-

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑstioʊ̯/
Audio (US): (file)

Prefix

osteo-

bone

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with osteo-

Translations

bone

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

Further reading

list of diseases starting with O on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Catalan

Etymology

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

Prefix

osteo-

osteo-

Derived terms

Catalan terms prefixed with osteo-

Further reading

“osteo-” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“osteo-” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
“osteo-” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“osteo-”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Czech

Etymology

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

Prefix

osteo-

osteo-

Derived terms

Czech terms prefixed with osteo-

Further reading

osteo- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Italian

Etymology

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

Prefix

osteo-

(anatomy) osteo-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with osteo-

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɔʃ.tjɔ/

Prefix

osteo-

osteo-

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with osteo-

Further reading

“osteo-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

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

Prefix

osteo-

osteo-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with osteo-

Further reading

“osteo-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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