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osteotomizing

osteotomizing is the present participle and gerund of osteotomize.

Meaning of osteotomize

Verb

osteotomize (third-person singular simple present osteotomizes, present participle osteotomizing, simple past and past participle osteotomized)

  1. To perform an osteotomy

Adjective

osteotomizing (not comparable)

  1. Carrying out an osteotomy

Questions about osteotomizing

What does osteotomizing mean?
Osteotomizing means carrying out an osteotomy.
What is osteotomizing the present participle and gerund of?
Osteotomizing is the present participle and gerund of osteotomize.
What part of speech is osteotomizing?
Osteotomizing is an adjective.

Words near osteotomizing in the dictionary

  1. osteotomised
  2. osteotomist
  3. osteotomists
  4. osteotomize
  5. osteotomized
  6. osteotomizing
  7. osteotomy
  8. osteotoxic
  9. osteotoxicity
  10. osteotoxin
  11. osteotoxins

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