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Noun: osteotomy  ,ós-tee'ó-tu-mee
  1. Surgical sectioning of bone
    "A high tibial osteotomy was performed to realign the patient's knee"

Derived forms: osteotomies

Type of: op [informal], operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process

Encyclopedia: Osteotomy, le fort