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osteoclasis definition

osteoc·la·sis (äs′tē äk′lə sis)

noun

  1. the breaking down and absorption of bony tissue
  2. the breaking of a bone to correct a deformity, esp. after a badly healed previous fracture

Etymology: ModL < osteo- + Gr klasis, a breaking < klan, to break: see clastic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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