- indicating bone or bones
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
osteo-,
- a combining form meaning "bone,'' used in the formation of compound words:osteometry.
- Greek, combining form of ostéon
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
osteo-, (before a vowel) oste- combining form
'osteo-' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
osteomalacia
- osteoporosis
- hyperosteogeny
- oste-
- osteoarthritis
- osteoarthrosis
- osteoblast
- osteochondritis
- osteochondrosis
- osteoclasis
- osteoclast
- osteocope
- osteocyte
- osteogenesis
- osteogenic
- osteology
- osteometry
- osteomyelitis
- osteopathy
- osteopetrosis
- osteophyte
- osteoplastic
- osteoplasty
- osteoradionecrosis
- osteosarcoma
- osteosclerosis
- osteosis
- osteotome
- osteotomy
- periosteum
- teleost