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osteosynthesis

osteosynthesis noun: the reduction and fixation of a bone fracture with implantable devices, usually made of metal.

Noun

osteosynthesis (countable and uncountable, plural osteosyntheses)

  1. The reduction and fixation of a bone fracture with implantable devices, usually made of metal

Forms of osteosynthesis

pluralosteosyntheses

Origin of osteosynthesis

From osteo- + synthesis.

Questions about osteosynthesis

What does osteosynthesis mean?
Osteosynthesis means the reduction and fixation of a bone fracture with implantable devices, usually made of metal.
What part of speech is osteosynthesis?
Osteosynthesis is a noun.
What is the plural of osteosynthesis?
The plural of osteosynthesis is osteosyntheses.

Words near osteosynthesis in the dictionary

  1. osteostracan
  2. osteostracans
  3. osteosuture
  4. osteosutures
  5. osteosyntheses
  6. osteosynthesis
  7. osteosynthesize
  8. osteosynthesized
  9. osteosynthetic
  10. osteotechnics
  11. osteotendineous

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