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Meaning of OSTEOCLASIS

Pronunciation:  `âstee'âklusis

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  treatment of a skeletal deformity by intentionally fracturing a bone
 

OSTEOCLASIS is a 11 letter word that starts with O.

 

 See Also: treatment

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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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