oste/o

Medical Root
oste/o

oste/o means bone (from the Greek).

What does oste/o mean?

The root oste/o means "bone". It is used to build many medical terms, and comes from the Greek.

Example words using oste/o

WordMeaning
osteoporosisporous/weak bones
osteoarthritisjoint/bone inflammation

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