| Pronunciation: | | `âstee'âtumee
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[n] surgical sectioning of bone |
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OSTEOTOMY is a 9 letter word that starts with O. |
| | See Also: | | operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Os`te*ot"o*my\, n.
1. The dissection or anatomy of bones; osteology.
2. (Surg.) The operation of dividing a bone or of cutting a
piece out of it, -- done to remedy deformity, etc.
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