The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
osteocomma — os·teo·com·ma (os″te o komґə) [osteo + Gr. komma fragment] any of the pieces or members of a series of bony structures, as a vertebra … Medical dictionary
osteocomma — os·te·o·com·ma … English syllables
osteocomma — ˈkämə noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin, from oste + Greek komma piece, stamp, clause more at comma : a metameric segment of the vertebrate skeleton … Useful english dictionary
Osteocommas — Osteocomma Os te*o*com ma, n.; pl. L. {Osteocommata}, E. {Osteocommas}. [NL. See {Osteo }, and {Comma}.] (Anat.) A metamere of the vertebrate skeleton; an osteomere; a vertebra. Owen. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Osteocommata — Osteocomma Os te*o*com ma, n.; pl. L. {Osteocommata}, E. {Osteocommas}. [NL. See {Osteo }, and {Comma}.] (Anat.) A metamere of the vertebrate skeleton; an osteomere; a vertebra. Owen. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Osteomere — Os te*o*mere, n. [Osteo + mere.] (Anat.) An osteocomma. Owen. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
