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osteotomist

osteotomist noun: someone skilled in osteotomy.

Noun

osteotomist (plural osteotomists)

  1. Someone skilled in osteotomy
    • The osteotomists, affirming that fracture cannot be performed at this low level, say that osteoclasy must be given up.1884, Canadian Practitioner, volume 9, page 75

Forms of osteotomist

pluralosteotomists

Origin of osteotomist

From osteotomy + -ist.

Questions about osteotomist

What does osteotomist mean?
Osteotomist means someone skilled in osteotomy.
What part of speech is osteotomist?
Osteotomist is a noun.
What is the plural of osteotomist?
The plural of osteotomist is osteotomists.

Words near osteotomist in the dictionary

  1. osteotesticular
  2. osteotome
  3. osteotomes
  4. osteotomies
  5. osteotomised
  6. osteotomist
  7. osteotomists
  8. osteotomize
  9. osteotomized
  10. osteotomizing
  11. osteotomy

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