osteoclasis (redirected from osteoclases)

os·te·oc·la·sis  (st-kl-ss)

n. pl. os·te·oc·la·ses (-sz)

1. The process of dissolution and resorption of bony tissue.

2. Surgical fracture of a bone, performed to correct a deformity.

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[osteo- + Greek klasis, breakage (from kln, to break).]

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osteoclasis

the breaking of a bone either to correct a deformity or to reset a bone that has healed badly after a fracture. See also bodily functions.

See also: Bones

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the process by which bone tissue is broken down and absorbed by the body. See also bones.

See also: Bodily Functions

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Noun

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osteoclasis - treatment of a skeletal deformity by intentionally fracturing a bone treatment, intervention - care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)