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Osteotomy
Meaning
Noun
●
In Surgery:
The
surgical procedure
of
cutting
a
bone
. This is often
performed
to either
lengthen
,
shorten
, or
straighten
a
bone
.
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Origin
osteotomy
English
-tomy
English
τέμνω
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
osteo-
English
Sourced from
Etym
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Anastomosis
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Fracture
Prosthesis
Surgery
Resection
Bone
Implant
Excision
Arthroscopy
Tooth
Stent
Ligament
Joint
Lesion
Suture
Abutment
Tibial
Fractures
Osteosynthesis
Graft
Vertebra
Tendon
Angioplasty
Aneurysm
Hysterectomy
Decompression
Overdenture
Artery
Pedicle
Catheter
Implants
Osteopenia
Stenosis
Sternotomy
Colostomy
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Osseointegration
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