ostectomy

[ o-stek-tuh-mee ]

noun

, Surgery.

, plural os·tec·to·mies.

1. excision of part or all of a bone.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ostectomy¹

First recorded in 1890–95; ost(e)- + -ectomy

Example Sentences

Unable to completely repair her hip, the vet had to perform a femoral head ostectomy, in which part of the femur is removed.

From Washington Times