osteo-

See also: osteo and ostéo-

English

Etymology

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-

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-
• Finnish: osteo-

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-

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-

1. 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-

1. (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/ [ˌɔs.t͡ʃɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ˌɔs.t͡ʃjo/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɔʃ.tjɔ/

Prefix

osteo-

1. 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-

1. osteo-

Derived terms

• Spanish terms prefixed with osteo-

Further reading

• “osteo-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10