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ostectomy

American  
[o-stek-tuh-mee] / ɒˈstɛk tə mi /
Also osteectomy

noun

Surgery.

plural

ostectomies

  1. excision of part or all of a bone.

Etymology

Origin of ostectomy

First recorded in 1890–95; ost(e)- + -ectomy

Example Sentences

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Unable to completely repair her hip, the vet had to perform a femoral head ostectomy, in which part of the femur is removed.

From Washington Times

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