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ostectomy

ostectomy noun: excision of all or part of a bone.

Noun

ostectomy (plural ostectomies)

  1. Excision of all or part of a bone.
    • femoral head ostectomy
    • Bell and Levy have shown that if the blood supply to the anterior maxilla is interrupted both on its labial and palatal surfaces during ostectomies, the maxilla will undergo necrosis.1972, Canadian Symposium on Dental Research and Education

ostectomy meaning in Tamil

ostectomy in Tamil

எலும்பு பகுதி வெட்டு, எலும்பு வெட்டு

Examples of ostectomy in a sentence

  • Distal ulnar ostectomy is indicated as an early corrective surgery for premature closure of the distal ulnar physis, before the appearance of severe angular limb deformities.2005, Ann L. Johnson, Dianne Dunning, Atlas of Orthopedic Surgical Procedures of the Dog and Cat, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN, page 26:
  • Enucleation with peripheral ostectomy is an extension of the curettage technique described above.2012, Lars Andersson, Karl-Erik Kahnberg, M. Anthony Pogrel, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 634:
  • After ulnar ostectomy, postoperative radiographs document the location and length of the ostectomy gap.2013, Theresa Welch Fossum, Small Animal Surgery Textbook, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN:

Forms of ostectomy

pluralostectomies
alternative formosteoectomy

Origin of ostectomy

From osteo- (“of bone”) + -ectomy (“surgical excision of”).

Words that rhyme with ostectomy

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Questions about ostectomy

What does ostectomy mean?
Ostectomy means excision of all or part of a bone.
What is ostectomy in Tamil?
Ostectomy in Tamil is எலும்பு பகுதி வெட்டு, எலும்பு வெட்டு. See Ostectomy meaning in Tamil.
How do you use ostectomy in a sentence?
Distal ulnar ostectomy is indicated as an early corrective surgery for premature closure of the distal ulnar physis, before the appearance of severe angular limb deformities.
What part of speech is ostectomy?
Ostectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of ostectomy?
The plural of ostectomy is ostectomies.

Words near ostectomy in the dictionary

  1. osteal
  2. ostealgia
  3. ostechondral
  4. osteclastogenesis
  5. ostectomies
  6. ostectomy
  7. osteectomies
  8. osteectomy
  9. Osteen
  10. osteichthian
  11. osteichthyan

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