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  • 1. osteotomy
  • Osteotomy in a sentence
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  • 1. osteotomy
  • Osteotomy in a sentence
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology

1. osteotomy

noun. surgical sectioning of bone.

Synonyms

  • surgical process
  • operation
  • surgery
  • surgical procedure

Antonyms

  • major surgery
  • serial operation
  • asynchronous operation
  • synchronous operation

Etymology

  • -tomy (English)
  • τέμνω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
  • osteo- (English)

Sentences with osteotomy


1. Noun, singular or mass
This osteotomy enables the head of the metatarsal bone to be slid laterally, or toward the little toe.

2. Adjective
An ulnar shortening osteotomy removes part of the ulna bone and inserts a plate to hold the bone together.

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