OSTEOPLASTY

Etymology

Noun

osteoplasty (plural osteoplasties)

(surgery) Surgery to repair, modify or graft bone or bony structures.

Source: Wiktionary


Os"te*o*plas`ty, n. Etym: [Osteo- + -plasty.] (Med.)

Definition: An operation or process by which the total or partial loss of a bone is remedied. Dunglison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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