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osteotomy

osteotomy noun: the surgical procedure of cutting a bone. This is often performed to either lengthen, shorten, or straighten a bone.

Noun

osteotomy (plural osteotomies)

  1. The surgical procedure of cutting a bone. This is often performed to either lengthen, shorten, or straighten a bone.

osteotomy meaning in Tamil

osteotomy in Tamil

அத்திவெட்டு, எலும்பு வெட்டு

Forms of osteotomy

pluralosteotomies

Origin of osteotomy

From osteo- + -tomy.

Questions about osteotomy

What does osteotomy mean?
Osteotomy means the surgical procedure of cutting a bone. This is often performed to either lengthen, shorten, or straighten a bone.
What is osteotomy in Tamil?
Osteotomy in Tamil is அத்திவெட்டு, எலும்பு வெட்டு. See Osteotomy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is osteotomy?
Osteotomy is a noun.
What is the plural of osteotomy?
The plural of osteotomy is osteotomies.

Words near osteotomy in the dictionary

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

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