Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Surgical division or sectioning of bone.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In surgery, the division of or incision into a bone.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The dissection or anatomy of bones; osteology.
- noun (Surg.) The operation of dividing a bone or of cutting a piece out of it, -- done to remedy deformity, etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun surgery The surgical procedure of
cutting abone . This is often performed to either lengthen, shorten, or straighten a bone.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun surgical sectioning of bone
Etymologies
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Examples
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Nearly 100 years ago, a barbaric procedure called osteotomy was sometimes done to surgically shorten tall women by removing several inches of their tibias.
Tall Girls 2007
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During a trip to Morocco in December, he underwent a procedure known as a metatarsal osteotomy.
The Achy Return of a Running Icon Scott Cacciola 2011
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My doctor suggests periacetabular osteotomy surgery on my right hip, the one more damaged.
Count Your Blessings Jack Canfield 2009
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My doctor suggests periacetabular osteotomy surgery on my right hip, the one more damaged.
Count Your Blessings Jack Canfield 2009
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My doctor suggests periacetabular osteotomy surgery on my right hip, the one more damaged.
Count Your Blessings Jack Canfield 2009
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My doctor suggests periacetabular osteotomy surgery on my right hip, the one more damaged.
Count Your Blessings Jack Canfield 2009
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My doctor suggests periacetabular osteotomy surgery on my right hip, the one more damaged.
Count Your Blessings Jack Canfield 2009
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My doctor suggests periacetabular osteotomy surgery on my right hip, the one more damaged.
Count Your Blessings Jack Canfield 2009
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My doctor suggests periacetabular osteotomy surgery on my right hip, the one more damaged.
Count Your Blessings Jack Canfield 2009
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My doctor suggests periacetabular osteotomy surgery on my right hip, the one more damaged.
Count Your Blessings Jack Canfield 2009
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