osteotomy

(äs′tē ätə mē)

noun pl. osteotomies

a surgical operation of dividing a bone or cutting out a piece of bone

Origin: osteo- + -tomy

See osteotomy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. os·te·ot·o·mies
Surgical division or sectioning of bone.

Related Forms:

  • osˌte·otˈo·mist noun

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