osteoclasis

osteoclasis definition - medical

os·te·oc·la·sis (ŏsˌtē-ŏkˈlə-sĭs)

noun pl. os·te·oc·la·ses (-sēzˌ)
  1. The process of dissolution and resorption of bony tissue.
  2. Surgical fracture of a bone performed to correct a deformity. Also called diaclasis.

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