osteosclerosis etymology

English word osteosclerosis comes from English osteo- (Bone.), English sclerosis

Detailed word origin of osteosclerosis

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
osteo- English (eng) Bone.
sclerosis English (eng) (pathology) The abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as an artery.
osteosclerosis English (eng) (medicine) An increase in bone density.

Words with the same origin as osteosclerosis

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 osteosynthetic osteotendinous
Descendants of sclerosis
atherosclerotic