osteocope

[ os-tee-uh-kohp ]

/ ˈɒs ti əˌkoʊp /

noun Pathology.

severe pain in the bones, especially that occurring in syphilitic persons.

Nearby words

osteochondrosis, osteoclasis, osteoclast, osteoclast-activating factor, osteoclastoma, osteocope, osteocranium, osteocystoma, osteocyte, osteodentin, osteodermatopoikilosis

Origin of osteocope

1700–10; < Greek osteokópos, equivalent to osteo- osteo- + kópos beating, toil, fatigue

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