Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

osteon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: os-teon
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the central canals, and surrounding bony layers, found in compact bone.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”). Doublet of os.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ὀστέον

Inflected Forms

osteons (plural) ostea (plural)

Derived Forms

osteonal otosteon pleurosteon

Synonyms

Haversian system osteone

Questions

What does osteon mean?: Any of the central canals, and surrounding bony layers, found in compact bone.
Where does osteon come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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