

OSTEOC.^CER 



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OSTEOMALACIC 



steocancer (os-te-o-kan' -ser). Synonym of Osteocar- 



>:a. 

 steocarcinoma (os'-te-o-kar-sin-o'-mah)[boreov, bone; 

 . carcinoma: //., Osteocarcinomata\ Car- 

 cinoma of bone ; ossifying carcinoma, 

 steocele (os'-te-o-sel) [boriov, bone ; nrf/.r], tumor]. 

 le like substance found in old hernial sacs ; also 

 marked hardening of the testicle, 

 steocephaloma (os' ' -te-o-sef-al-o 1 '-mah) [boriov, bone ; 

 . head; bua, tumor: pi., Osteocephalomata~\. 

 Encephaloma or encephaloid sarcoma of bone, 

 iteochondritis (os'-te-o-kon-dri'-tis) [boreov, bone ; 

 /jc, cartilage ; irtc, inflammation]. Inflammation 

 nvolving both bone and cartilage, 

 teochondroma (os' ' -te-o-kon-dro* ' -mah)[boriov, bone ; 

 . artilage ; bua, tumor: pi. , Osteochondro- 

 ■]. A tumor that is in part bony, and in part 

 artilaginous. 



« teoclasia (os-te-o-kla' '-ze-ah). See Osteoclasis. 

 I teoclasis (os-te-ok' -las-is) [boreov, bone ; iQjaeiv, to 

 )reak]. I. Fracture of bones for purposes of reme- 

 lying deformity. 2. The destruction of bony tissue 

 >y osteoclasts. 

 i teoclast (os' -te-o- klast) [boreov, bone ; k/motSc , 

 >roken]. I. An instrument for performing osteoclasis. 

 >ne of the large multinucleate cells, derived from 

 nesenchymal cells, and frequently found against the 

 urface of bone in little eroded depressions (//orvship's 

 They are concerned in the removal of bone. 

 rhey are so called by Kolliker, and are named by 

 lobin and other French histologists Myeloplaxes or 

 tones. 

 C teoclastic (os-te-o-klas' -tik) [boreov, bone ; lOjaoroq, 

 :en]. Of the nature of an osteoclast ; concerned 

 in the breaking down and absorption of bone. 

 Creoclasy os'-te-o-kla-ze). See Osteoclasis. 

 C teocolla ( os-te-o-kol' -ah) [boreov, bone ; ao/JKa, glue]. 

 JJone-glue ; inferior glue obtained from bones. 

 Cteocomma (ps-te-o-kom' '-ah) [boreov, bone; Kouua, 

 lent : //. , Osteocommata~\. Any one of a series of 

 segments ; in the adult skeleton, a vertebra is an 

 ..pie. 

 C :eocope (os'-te-o-kop) [boreov, bone; k6~ of, pain], 

 ache ; the pain in the bones, usually felt at night, 

 n the body is warmly covered, that characterizes 

 .-philis. 

 Ceocopic (os-te-o-kop'-ik) [boriov, bone ; kS-tto^, pain], 

 inbling, or consisting of, an osteocope ; like a 

 ache. 

 C eocyst (os'-te-o-sist) [boreov, bone ; Kiong, cyst]. 



cyst with hard, bone-like contents. 

 C eocystoid (os-te-o-sis'-toid) [boreov, bone ; Kvoric, 



'St; eldoc, like]. Resembling an osteocyst. 

 C eocystoma (os- te-o- sis- to*- mah) [boreov, bone ; 



bua, tumor]. A cystic tumor of bone. 

 C eocystosarcoma (os'- te-o- sis'- to - sar - ko'- mah) 

 '- ov, bone ; Krone, cyst; oap<-, flesh ; bua, tumor], 

 cystosarcoma of bone. 

 O todtntinal (os-te-o-den' -tin-al) [bore ov, bone ; dens, 



oth]. Made up of osteodentine. 

 Oeodentine (os-te-o-den'-tin) [boreov, bone; dens, 

 oth]. A tissue of the nature of, and intermediate in 

 -ucture between, bone and dentine. 

 O eodermatoplastic (os'-te-o-der-mat-o-plas'-iik) [bo- 

 w. bone ; tiepua, skin ; -/dooetv, to mold]. Per- 

 to the formation of osseous tissue in dermal 

 "uctures. 

 -odermatous (os-te-o-der 1 -mat-us) [boreov, bone ; 

 in]. Having an ossified integument. Per- 

 ning to osteodermia. 

 U "odermia (os-te-o-der' '-me-ah) [boreov, bone ; depua, 

 in]. The existence of osseous formations in the skin 



or outer covering. It occurs normally in man * -*ni- 

 mals, and occasionally abnormally in man. 



Osteodermous (os-te-o-der' -mus). Same as Osteoder- 

 matous. 



Osteodiastasis (os-te-o-di-as'-tas-is) [boreov, bone ; 

 fiidoraaiq, separation]. Separation of bone (as an 

 epiphysis), without true fracture. 



Osteodynia (os-le-o-din'-e-ah) [boreov, bone; bdirvrj, 

 pain]. A chronic pain in the bone. 



Osteoepiphysis (os'-te -o -e-pif -is-is) [boreov, bone ; e~i- 

 ovoig, epiphysis]. A bony epiphysis. 



Osteogangxene (os'- te-o -gang'-greri) [boreov, bone ; 

 oaiva, gangrene]. 'Gangrene or necrosis of bone. 



Osteogen (os'-te-o-jen) [boreov, bone ; yewav, to pro- 

 duce]. The substance of which osteogenic fibers are 

 made up. 



Osteogenesis (os-te-o-jen' -es-is) [boreov, bone; yeveotg, 

 genesis]. The development and formation of bone- 

 tissue. 



Osteogenesy (os-te-o-jen' -es-e). See Osteogenesis. 



Osteogenetic (os-te-o-jen-et'-ik) [boreov, bone; yewav, 

 to beget]. Pertaining to, or concerned in, osteogen- 

 esis. O. Cell, an osteoblast. O. Fibers, Schafers 

 name for the soft and pliant bundles of faintly fibril- 

 lated, transparent fibers running out from growing 

 spicules of bone. O. Layer, the deep layer of peri- 

 osteum from which bone is formed. 



Osteogenic (os-te-o-jen' -ik). Synonym of Osteogenetic. 



Osteogeny (os-te-oj'-en-e). See Osteogenesis. 



Osteography (os-te-og' -ra-fe) [boriov, bone ; ypa6ecv, 

 to write]. Descriptive anatomy of the bones and their 

 articulations. 



Osteohalisteresis (os'-te-o- hal-is-ter-e'-sis) [boreov, 

 bone; a/c, salt; orepeeiv, to deprive]. A partial loss 

 of the mineral constituents of bone, concomitant with 

 curvature. See Jfachitis. 



Osteohelcosis (os - te - o - hel - ko' - sis) [boreov, bone; 

 i'/.Kuoic, ulceration]. Caries of bone. 



Osteoid (os'-te-oid) [boreov, bone ; eldof, like]. Resem- 

 bling or having the nature of bone. 



Osteolith (os'-te-o-lith) [boriov, bone ; 'fiffoq, stone]. A 

 petrified bone. 



Osteologist (os-te-ol' -o-jist) [boreov, bone ; /byoc, sci- 

 ence]. One versed in, or expert in, osteology. 



Osteology (os-te-ol' -o-je) [boreov, bone ; '/.byoc, science]. 

 The science of the nature and structure of the 

 bones. 



Osteolysis (os-te-ol' -is-is) [boreov, bone ; '/roue, disso- 

 lution]. Absorption and disappearance of bone. 



Osteolytic (os-le-o-lif -ik\ [boreov, bone ; '/.ioic, dissolu- 

 tion]. Pertaining to, or concerned in, osteolysis. 



Osteoma (os-te-o' -mah) [boreov, bone; bua, tumor: pi., 

 Osteomata~]. A bony tumor; exostosis. O., Dental, 

 dental exostosis or hypercementosis. O. durum, a 

 tumor consisting of very hard, bone-like tissue. O. 

 eburneum. Synonym of O. durum. O. medullo- 

 sum, an osteoma formed chiefly of cancellated tissue. 

 O. spongiosum. Synonym of O. medullosum. 



Osteomalacia (os-le-o-mal-a'-se -ah) [boreov, bone ; 

 ua/MKia, softness] . Softening of bone from loss of 

 its earthy constituents, occurring in adults, especially 

 in females, and in the course of pregnancy. The true 

 cause of the disease is not known ; by some it is con- 

 sidered to be infectious, but this view is not proved. 

 O. infantum. See Rickets. 



Osteomalacial, Osteomalacic (os-te-o-mal-a'-se-al, 

 os-te-o-mal-a' -sik) [boreov, bone; ua/mcia, softening]. 

 Pertaining to, or affected with, osteomalacia. 



Osteomalacosis (os-te-o-mal-ak-o' -sis). Synonym of 

 Osteomalacia. 



Osteomalactic (os-te-o-mal-ak'-tik) [boreov, bone; 



' ua/anriKOc, emollient]. Pertaining to osteomalacia. 



