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osteectomy

osteectomy noun: the surgical removal of a bone.

Noun

osteectomy (plural osteectomies)

  1. The surgical removal of a bone.

Forms of osteectomy

pluralosteectomies

Origin of osteectomy

From osteo- + -ectomy.

Words that rhyme with osteectomy

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Questions about osteectomy

What does osteectomy mean?
Osteectomy means the surgical removal of a bone.
What part of speech is osteectomy?
Osteectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of osteectomy?
The plural of osteectomy is osteectomies.

Words near osteectomy in the dictionary

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

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