osteoderm etymology

English word osteoderm comes from English osteo- (Bone.), English -derm (Skin or covering.)

Detailed word origin of osteoderm

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
osteo- English (eng) Bone.
-derm English (eng) Skin or covering.
osteoderm English (eng) (anatomy) A bony deposit in the dermal layers of the skin.

Words with the same origin as osteoderm

Descendants of osteo-
ectostosis nonosteoporotic ostealgia osteoarthropathy osteochondral osteochondroma osteoclast osteoconductive osteocranium osteocutaneous osteodysplasia osteodysplastic osteoid osteoinduction osteomyelitis osteonectin osteopath osteophilic osteoporosis osteoprotegerin osteoradionecrotic osteosarcoma osteosclerosis osteosynthetic osteotendinous
Descendants of -derm
arthroderm blastoderm blastodermal blastodermic cytoderm ectoderm endoderm entoderm hypoderm malacoderm megaderm mesoderm periderm placoderm preblastodermal protoderm sarcoderm stenoderm xanthoderm