osphy-, osphyo-repr.Gr. ὀσϕυ(ο-, comb. form of ὀσϕύς loin, forming pathological terms, as ‖ osphyˈalgia[Gr. ἄλγος pain], lumbago; hence osphyˈalgica. (Mayne, 1857). ‖ osphyarˈthritis[arthritis], gout in the loins (Dunglison Med.Lex. 1853). ˈosphyocele[Gr. κήλη tumour], lumbar hernia. ‖ ˌosphyomyeˈlitis, inflammation of the spinal cord in the lumbar region (Mayne).