| Pronunciation: | | `âstee'âklusis
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] treatment of a skeletal deformity by intentionally fracturing a bone |
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OSTEOCLASIS is a 11 letter word that starts with O. |
| | See Also: | | treatment |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Os`te*o*cla"sis\, n. [NL. See {Osteoclast}.]
(Surg.)
The operation of breaking a bone in order to correct
deformity.
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