Osseous

os′ē-us, adj. bony: composed of, or resembling, bone: of the nature or structure of bone.— ns. O ā′rium , an o uary; O ′ēin , the organic basis of bone; O ′elet , a hard substance growing on the inside of a horse's knee; O ′icle , a small bone.— adjs. O if′erous , producing bone: ( geol. ) containing bones; O if′ic .— n. O ificā′tion , the proce or state of being changed into a bony substance.— v.t. O ′ify , to make into bone or into a bone-like substance.— v.i. to become bone:— pa.p. o ′ified. — adj. O iv′orous , devouring or feeding on bones.— ns. Os′teoblast , a cell concerned in the formation of bone; Os′teoclast , an apparatus for fracturing bones; Osteocol′la , a deposited carbonate of lime encrusted on the roots and stems of plants; Osteoden′tine , one of the varieties of dentine, resembling bone; Osteogen′esis , the formation or growth of bone—also Osteog′eny ; Osteog′rapher ; Osteog′raphy , description of bones.— adj. Os′teoid , like bone: having the appearance of bone.— ns. Osteol′epis , a genus of fo il ganoid fishes peculiar to the Old Red Sandstone, so called from the bony appearance of their scales; Osteol′oger , Osteol′ogist , one versed in osteology.— adjs. Osteolog′ic , -al , pertaining to osteology.— adv. Osteolog′ically .— ns. Osteol′ogy , the science of the bones, that part of anatomy which treats of the bones; Osteomalā′cia , a disease in which the earthy salts disappear from the bones, which become soft and mi hapen; Os′teophyte , an abnormal bony outgrowth.— adjs. Osteophyt′ic ; Osteoplast′ic .— ns. Os′teoplasty , a plastic operation by which a lo of bone is remedied; Osteosarcō′ma , a tumour composed of intermingled bony and sarcomatous ti ue; Os′teotome ( surg. ), a saw-like instrument for cutting bones; Osteot′omy , the division of, or incision into, a bone; Ostī′tis , inflammation of bone. [L. o eus — os , o is , bone; Gr. osteon , bone.]