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osteodistraction

osteodistraction noun: the surgical correction of skeletal deformities by the lengthening of bones.

Noun

osteodistraction (countable and uncountable, plural osteodistractions)

  1. The surgical correction of skeletal deformities by the lengthening of bones

Synonyms of osteodistraction

Forms of osteodistraction

pluralosteodistractions

Origin of osteodistraction

From osteo- + distraction.

Questions about osteodistraction

What does osteodistraction mean?
Osteodistraction means the surgical correction of skeletal deformities by the lengthening of bones.
What part of speech is osteodistraction?
Osteodistraction is a noun.
What is the plural of osteodistraction?
The plural of osteodistraction is osteodistractions.

Words near osteodistraction in the dictionary

  1. osteodermal
  2. osteodermia
  3. osteoderms
  4. osteodifferentiated
  5. osteodifferentiation
  6. osteodistraction
  7. osteodistractions
  8. osteodontic
  9. osteodontics
  10. osteodontokeratic
  11. osteodynia

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