osteotomy
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os·te·ot·o·my (

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n. pl. os·te·ot·o·mies

Surgical division or sectioning of bone.

oste·oto·mist n.

osteotomy [ˌɒstɪˈɒtəmɪ]

n pl -mies

(Medicine / Surgery) the surgical cutting or dividing of bone, usually to correct a deformity

osteotomy

1. the dissection or anatomy of bones.
2. the cutting of bones as part of a surgical operation. — osteotomist, n.

See also: Surgery

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osteotomy - surgical sectioning of bone

surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery"

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osteotomy (redirected from Tibial plateau leveling osteotomy)

osteotomy
(redirected from Tibial plateau leveling osteotomy)