osteal | (adjective) composed of or containing bone | Synonyms: bony, osseous |
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(adjective) relating to bone or to the skeleton | - |
osteitis | (noun) inflammation of a bone as a consequence of infection or trauma or degeneration | - |
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ostensibility | (noun) The quality of being professed, supposed rather than demonstrably true or real. | - |
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ostensible | (adjective) represented or appearing as such; pretended | Synonyms: ostensive |
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(adjective) appearing as such but not necessarily so | Synonyms: apparent, seeming |
ostensibly | (adverb) from appearances alone | Synonyms: apparently, on the face of it, seemingly |
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ostensive | (adjective) represented or appearing as such; pretended | Synonyms: ostensible |
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(adjective) manifestly demonstrative | - |
ostensorium | (noun) (Roman Catholic Church) a vessel (usually of gold or silver) in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration | Synonyms: monstrance |
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ostentate | (verb) display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously | Synonyms: flash, flaunt, show off, swank |
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ostentation | (noun) pretentious or showy or vulgar display | - |
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(noun) lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity | Synonyms: inflation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness |
(noun) a gaudy outward display | Synonyms: fanfare, flash |
ostentatious | (adjective) intended to attract notice and impress others | Synonyms: pretentious |
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(adjective) (of a display) tawdry or vulgar | Synonyms: pretentious |
ostentatiously | (adverb) with ostentation; in an ostentatious manner | Synonyms: showily |
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ostentatiousness | (noun) lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity | Synonyms: inflation, ostentation, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness |
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osteoarthritis | (noun) chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints; the most common form of arthritis occurring usually after middle age | Synonyms: degenerative arthritis, degenerative joint disease |
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osteoblast | (noun) a cell from which bone develops | Synonyms: bone-forming cell |
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osteoblastoma | (noun) benign tumor of bone and fibrous tissue; occurs in the vertebrae or femur or tibia or arm bones (especially in young adults) | - |
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osteochondroma | (noun) benign tumor containing both bone and cartilage; usually occurs near the end of a long bone | - |
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osteoclasis | (noun) treatment of a skeletal deformity by intentionally fracturing a bone | - |
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osteoclast | (noun) cell that functions in the breakdown and resorption of bone tissue | - |
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osteocyte | (noun) mature bone cell | - |
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osteodystrophy | (noun) defective bone development; usually attributable to renal disease or to disturbances in calcium and phosphorus metabolism | - |
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osteologer | (noun) an anatomist who is skilled in osteology | Synonyms: osteologist |
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osteologist | (noun) an anatomist who is skilled in osteology | Synonyms: osteologer |
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osteology | (noun) the branch of anatomy that studies the bones of the vertebrate skeleton | - |
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osteolysis | (noun) lysis of bone caused by disease or infection or inadequate blood supply | - |
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osteoma | (noun) a slow growing benign tumor of consisting of bone tissue; usually on the skull or mandible | - |
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osteomalacia | (noun) abnormal softening of bones caused by deficiencies of phosphorus or calcium or vitamin D | - |
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osteomyelitis | (noun) an inflammation of bone and bone marrow (usually caused by bacterial infection) | - |
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osteopath | (noun) a therapist who manipulates the skeleton and muscles | Synonyms: osteopathist |
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osteopathist | (noun) a therapist who manipulates the skeleton and muscles | Synonyms: osteopath |
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osteopathy | (noun) therapy based on the assumption that restoring health is best accomplished by manipulating the skeleton and muscles | - |
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osteopetrosis | (noun) an inherited disorder characterized by an increase in bone density; in severe forms the bone marrow cavity may be obliterated | Synonyms: Albers-Schonberg disease, marble bones disease |
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osteophyte | (noun) small abnormal bony outgrowth | - |
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osteoporosis | (noun) abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium; most common in postmenopausal women | - |
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osteosarcoma | (noun) malignant bone tumor; most common in children and young adults where it tends to affect the femur | Synonyms: osteogenic sarcoma |
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osteosclerosis | (noun) abnormal hardening or eburnation of bone | - |
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osteostracan | (noun) extinct jawless fish of the Devonian with armored head | Synonyms: cephalaspid |
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osteotomy | (noun) surgical sectioning of bone | - |
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