WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
oste-, 
  1. var. of osteo- before a vowel:osteitis.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
osteo-, 
  1. a combining form meaning "bone,'' used in the formation of compound words:osteometry.
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] oste-. 
  • Greek, combining form of ostéon

'oste' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Osteichthyes - host - hostage - oste- - osteal - osteitis - osteo- - osteoid - osteoma - ostosis

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