Meanings
- not comparableRelating to osteopathology.
This pattern in osteopathological expression may reflect a part of the complex system of adaptations in the Rhinocerotidae over millions of years, where increased mass, cursoriality, and/or increased life span are selected for, to the detriment of long-term bone health.
2016 February 4, “Osteopathology in Rhinocerotidae from 50 Million Years to the Present”, in PLOS ONE, →DOISynonyms: osteopathologic
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveRelating to osteopathology.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃ésth₁
- Ancient Greekὀστέον (ostéon)
- Englishosteo-
- Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
- Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
- Proto-Hellenic*lógos
- Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
- Frenchpathologie
- Englishpathology
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishpathological
- Englishosteopathological
From osteo- + pathological.
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