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osteotomy

[ os-tee-ot-uh-mee ]

noun

, Surgery.
, plural os·te·ot·o·mies.
  1. the dividing of a bone, or the excision of part of it.


osteotomy

/ ˌɒstɪˈɒtəmɪ /

noun

  1. the surgical cutting or dividing of bone, usually to correct a deformity
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • oste·oto·mist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of osteotomy1

First recorded in 1835–45; osteo- + -tomy
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Example Sentences

On April 5th, three weeks after the osteotomy, a lipoma was removed from another patient aged twenty-one years.

The osteotomy had been performed under carbolic acid spray and with all the details of antiseptic surgery.

Above the age of six, the choice lies between osteoclasis and osteotomy.

In performing osteotomy the bone is either simply divided or a segment is resected.

These deformities may be corrected by supra-condylar osteotomy of the humerus.

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