Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Osroenian Of or pertaining to Osroene. oss To set about, or intend be inclined to set about (doing something). ossa A surname. Ossai A surname ossamine Any aminosugar that is a constituent of ossamycin ossamycin A particular cytotoxic agent. ossarium An ossuary. ossature A skeletal framework; an underlying structure. Ossau A surname from French [in turn from Occitan]. ossean A fish with a bony skeleton. ossein The collagen component of bone osselet A little bone. Ossenfort A surname. Osseo An unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan. osseoaponeurotic Pertaining to an object composed of bone and aponeurosis; at the end of a muscle where it becomes tendon. osseodensification The densification of bone as part of dental implant insertion osseointegrate The growth action of bone tissue, as it assimilates surgically implanted devices or prostheses to be used as either replacement parts (e.g., hip) or as anchors (e.g., endosseous dental implants). osseointegration The direct structural and functional connection between living bone and the surface of a load-bearing artificial implant (typically a prosthetic limb), typically made of titanium osseointegrative Relating to osseointegration osseomusculocutaneous Relating to the bones, muscles, and skin. osseoperception mechanoreception of bone and connected tissue osseophilic Having an affinity for bone osseous Of, relating to, or made of bone; bony. osseously By means of bone. Ossete Ossetian osseter Acipenser gueldenstaedtii, the Russian sturgeon. Ossetia An ethnolinguistic region on the border of Europe and Asia, located on both sides of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, largely inhabited by the Ossetians. The northern part of the region forms North Ossetia-Alania federal subject of Russia. The southern part is South Ossetia. Ossetian Of or relating to Ossetia or Ossetians. Ossetic Synonym of Ossetian. Ossetish Ossetian. Ossett A market town with some local industry in West Yorkshire, England, mostly within the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield (OS grid ref SE2720). Ossewabrandwag A pro-Nazi Afrikaner nationalist organization, founded in South Africa in 1939. ossia In a musical score, an alternative version of a passage, usually just a few measures long. The alternative may be an easier version of a particularly difficult passage, or a more difficult version of a passage. Ossian A male given name from Irish; rather rare in the Anglo-Saxon world. Ossianesque Characteristic of Ossian Ossianic Of or pertaining to, or characteristic of, Ossian, a legendary Erse or Celtic bard. Ossianism A craze for Ossianic poetry. Ossianize To write, or depict in, Ossianic poetry. ossicle A small bone (or bony structure), especially one of the three of the middle ear. ossicone Either of the horn-like protuberances on the heads of giraffes and male okapi. Some extinct species in the family bore antler-like ossicones. ossiconed Having one or more ossicones ossicular Related to or composed of ossicles. ossiculectomy The excision of an ossicle (a small bone of the ear) or of the auditory ossicles. ossiculoplasty Reconstruction of the ossicles ossiculotomy Surgical incision into the ossicles of the ear. ossiculum An ossicle. ossicusp The bony horn of an okapi or a giraffe. Ossie A male given name. ossifer A police officer. ossiferous Containing or yielding bone. ossific Capable of producing bone; having the power to change cartilage or other tissue into bone. ossificated Modified by ossification ossification The normal process by which bone is formed. ossified Having undergone the process of ossification (transformation into bone or a bone-like mass). ossifier One who, or that which, ossifies. ossifluence The property of being ossifluent. ossifluent Breaking down and softening bony tissue. ossiform Resembling bone. ossifrage Gypaetus barbatus, the bearded vulture, the diet of which is almost exclusively bone marrow. ossifragous Serving to, or able to, break bones; bone-breaking. ossify To transform (or cause to transform) from a softer animal substance into bone; particularly the processes of growth in humans and animals. ossilegium The collection of the bones of a dead person, after decomposition of the soft tissue, for placement in an ossuary Ossining A town and village in Westchester County, New York, the village is the site of Sing Sing prison. Ossipee A town, the county seat of Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. ossiphagous Exhibiting ossiphagy ossiphagy Feeding on bones. ossivorous Bone-eating; of an animal, given to chewing on bones. Ossman A surname from German. Ossoff A surname. ossom awesome Ossonoba An ancient Roman and pre-Roman city in southwestern Lusitania, in modern Portugal; modern Faro. Ossowski A surname from Polish. ossuarium A charnel house; an ossuary. ossuary A container, receptacle, or building, such as an urn or vault, for holding the bones of the dead. Ossun A town in Hautes-Pyrénées department, Occitania, France. ostalgia Synonym of ostealgia. Ostanek A surname. Ostap A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian male given name Оста́п (Ostáp). Ostara A pagan and Wiccan holiday celebrating the spring equinox, sometimes also called Eostre or Easter. ostarioclupeomorph Any teleost of the cohort Ostarioclupeomorpha ostariophysian A member of the fish superorder Ostariophysi. Ostashkov A town, the administrative center of Ostashkovsky District in Tver Oblast, Russia, Europe. Ostberg A surname from Swedish. Oste A surname. osteal bony ostealgia Pain coming from one's bone(s). ostectomy Excision of all or part of a bone. osteectomy The surgical removal of a bone. Osteen A surname. osteichthyan A bony fish of the class Osteichthyes. osteitic Relating to osteitis. osteitis inflammation of bone ostend To exhibit or show Ostender A native or inhabitant of Ostend. ostensibility The quality of being ostensible. ostensible Apparent, evident; meant for open display. ostensibly Seemingly, apparently, on the surface; supposedly, according to representations or implications made by someone (especially when their motives are suspected by others). ostension The act of presenting an ostensive definition. ostensive Apparently true, but not necessarily; ostensible ostensively In an ostensive manner. ostensoir Synonym of monstrance. ostensorio A monstrance. ostensorium An ostensory, or monstrance. ostensory monstrance ostent To make an ambitious display of; to exhibit or show boastingly; to ostentate. ostentate To make an ambitious display of; to exhibit or show boastingly. ostentation Ambitious display; vain show; display intended to excite admiration or applause. ostentatious Of ostentation. ostentatiously In an ostentatious manner; extravagantly or flamboyantly. ostentatiousness The property or characteristic of being ostentatious. ostentative Synonym of ostentatious. ostentatively Synonym of ostentatiously. ostentator a boaster, ostentatious person ostentatory ostentatious ostentatrix An ostentatious woman ostentive Ostentatious ostentous ostentatious osteo osteomyelitis osteoabsorptiometric Relating to osteoabsorptiometry osteoabsorptiometry The absorptiometry of bone osteoactivin A glycoprotein that regulates osteoblast differentiation and function osteoadherin Synonym of osteomodulin. osteoanabolic That generates new bone osteoanabolism anabolism of bone tissue osteoarchaeological Relating to osteoarchaeology. osteoarchaeologically In an osteoarchaeological manner osteoarchaeologist One who studies osteoarchaeology. osteoarchaeology The scientific study of human remains from archaeological sites. osteoarthralgia pain in the bones and joints osteoarthrectomy excision of a joint and (part of) a bone osteoarthritic Affected with osteoarthritis. osteoarthritis A form of arthritis, affecting mainly older people, caused by chronic degeneration of the cartilage and synovial membrane of the joints, leading to pain and stiffness. osteoarthropathy Any disease of a joint between bones osteoarthrosic Relating to osteoarthrosis osteoarthrosis osteoarthritis osteoarthrotic Synonym of osteoarthritic. osteoarticular Of or pertaining to bones and their articulation osteobiographic Relating to osteobiography osteobiographical Of or relating to osteobiography. osteobiography The life story of a person as deduced from their skeletal remains. osteoblast A mononucleate cell from which bone develops. osteoblastic Of or pertaining to an osteoblast osteoblastogenesis The production of osteoblasts osteoblastogenic That promotes the formation of osteoblasts osteoblastoma an uncommon osteoid tissue-forming primary neoplasm of the bone osteoblastopenia A lack of osteoblasts osteoblastosis A disease associated with osteoblasts osteocalcification Ossification and calcification. osteocalcin A protein, found in bone and dentin and manufactured by osteoblasts, that plays a role in mineralization and calcium ion homeostasis. osteocarcinoma cancer of a bone