osseous

adjective

os·​se·​ous ˈä-sē-əs How to pronounce osseous (audio)
: bony sense 1

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Finally, in the spring of 2024, a recovery team found life support equipment, possible material evidence, aircraft wreckage, unexploded ordnance and possible osseous materials — bones — at a site in Quang Binh Province, Vietnam. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2025 The duo created a scheme to bill Medicaid for osseous surgeries, a painful procedure dealing with tooth removal and preparation of the area due to gum disease, that were never performed on patients. — Carrie Napoleon, chicagotribune.com, 26 Aug. 2021

Word History

Etymology

Latin osseus, from oss-, os bone; akin to Greek osteon bone, Sanskrit asthi

First Known Use

circa 1682, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of osseous was circa 1682

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osseous

adjective
os·​se·​ous ˈäs-ē-əs How to pronounce osseous (audio)
: of, relating to, or composed of bone
osseously adverb
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