Etymology of the English word osteolysis
the English word
osteolysisderived from the Greek word
lusis, λύσις (dissolution; loosening; melting; a loosening; divorce; a loosening; (specially), divorce)
derived from the Greek word
luein, λύω (to loosen)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leu-derived from the Greek word
osteon, ὀστέον (bone; a bone)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ost-Usage
Word found in Modern English