osteoplasty

[ os-tee-uh-plas-tee ]

noun

, Surgery.

1. plastic surgery on a bone to repair a defect or loss.

osteoplasty

/ ˈɒstɪəˌplæstɪ /

noun

1. the branch of surgery concerned with bone repair or bone grafting

Word History and Origins

Origin of osteoplasty¹

First recorded in 1860–65; osteo- + -plasty