| osteodentine | <anatomy> A hard substance, somewhat like bone, which is sometimes deposited within the pulp cavity of teeth. Origin: Osteo- + denite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| osteodermatopoikilosis | Osteopoikilosis with skin lesions, most commonly small elastic fibrous nodules on the posterior aspects of the thighs and buttocks; irregular autosomal dominant inheritance. Synonym: Buschke-Ollendorf syndrome. Origin: osteo-+ G. Derma, skin, + poikilos, dappled, + -osis, condition (05 Mar 2000) |
| osteodermatous | Pertaining to or characterised by osteodermia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| osteodermia | Synonym: osteoma cutis. Origin: osteo-+ G. Derma, skin (05 Mar 2000) |
| osteodesmosis | Transformation of tendon into bony tissue. Origin: osteo-+ G. Desmos, a band (tendon), + -osis, condition (05 Mar 2000) |
| osteodiastasis | Separation of two adjacent bones, as of the cranium. Origin: osteo-+ G. Diastasis, a separation (05 Mar 2000) |
| osteodynia | Synonym: ostealgia. Origin: osteo-+ G. Odyne, pain (05 Mar 2000) |
| osteodysplasty | A generalised skeletal dysplasia with prominent forehead and small mandible; radiographically, there are irregular ribbon-like constrictions of the ribs and tubular bones; probably autosomal dominant inheritance. There are arguably two forms, autosomal recessive and X-linked. Synonym: Melnick-Needles syndrome. Origin: osteo-+ G. Dys-, bad, + plastos, formed (05 Mar 2000) |
| osteodystrophia | <pathology> Defective bone formation. (18 Nov 1997) |
| osteodystrophy | <pathology> Defective bone formation. (18 Nov 1997) |
| osteoectasia | Bowing of bones, particularly of the legs. Origin: osteo-+ G. Ektasis, a stretching (05 Mar 2000) |
| osteoectomy | 1. Surgical removal of bone. 2. In dentistry, resection of supporting osseous structure to eliminate periodontal pockets. Synonym: osteoectomy. Origin: osteo-+ G. Ektome, excision (05 Mar 2000) |
| osteoepiphysis | An epiphysis of a bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| osteofibroma | <tumour> A benign lesion of bone, probably not a true neoplasm, consisting chiefly of fairly dense, moderately cellular, fibrous connective tissue in which there are small foci of osteogenesis. Most examples of this condition, especially in the maxilla and mandible, probably represent foci of fibrous dysplasia; a few examples of fibrous lesions with foci of osteogenesis, especially in vertebral bodies, may be neoplasms. (05 Mar 2000) |
| osteofibrosis | Fibrosis of bone, mainly involving red bone marrow. (05 Mar 2000) |