OSTENSIVE | • ostensive adj. Apparently true, but not necessarily; ostensible. • ostensive adj. Clearly demonstrative. • OSTENSIVE adj. showing, exhibiting. |
OSTENSORY | • ostensory n. Monstrance. • OSTENSORY n. a container for holding consecrated Communion wafers. |
OSTENTING | • ostenting v. Present participle of ostent. • OSTENT v. to show off. |
OSTEOCYTE | • osteocyte n. (Cytology) A mature bone cell involved with the maintenance of bone. • OSTEOCYTE n. a cell that is characteristic of adult bone. |
OSTEODERM | • osteoderm n. (Anatomy) A bony deposit in the dermal layers of the skin. • OSTEODERM n. a bony dermal plate. |
OSTEOGENS | • osteogens n. Plural of osteogen. • OSTEOGEN n. a substance from which bone is formed. |
OSTEOGENY | • osteogeny n. Osteogenesis. • OSTEOGENY n. the formation or growth of bone. |
OSTEOLOGY | • osteology n. (Anatomy) The scientific study of the morphology and pathology of bones. • osteology n. (Anatomy) The bone structure of a particular individual, or species. • OSTEOLOGY n. the study of bones. |
OSTEOMATA | • osteomata n. Plural of osteoma. • OSTEOMA n. (Greek) a tumor composed of bone or bone-like tissue. |
OSTEOPATH | • osteopath n. (Alternative medicine) A non-physician healthcare practitioner who practices osteopathy by manipulating… • OSTEOPATH n. a practitioner of osteopathy, also OSTEOPATHIST. |
OSTEOTOME | • osteotome n. A medical tool used for cutting or marking bone, used in dental implantation. • osteotome n. (Historical) A kind of bone saw used in the 19th and early 20th centuries. • OSTEOTOME n. strong nippers or a chisel for dividing bone. |
OSTEOTOMY | • osteotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting a bone. This is often performed to either lengthen, shorten… • OSTEOTOMY n. the dissection or anatomy of bones. |