os-, oss-, ost-, oste- os [singular] or ossa [plural]

(Latin: bone)

deossification

interosseous

ossature

osseous

ossicle

Any small bone; such as, the tiny bones within the human ear.

ossiculectomy

ossiculum (s), ossicula (pl)

ossiferous

ossific

ossification

ossify

ossiphone

An early type of hearing aid that used bones for conduction of sounds.

ossuary

1. A receptacle for the bones of the dead; a bone-vault, charnel-house; a bone-urn.
2. A bone-cave, or deposit formed largely of bones, belonging to late geological times.
3. Of or for the deposit of the bones of the dead.

ostarthritis

ostitis

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os-, oss-, ost-, oste- os [singular] or ossa [plural]

(Latin: bone)

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