osteoplasty

American

[os-tee-uh-plas-tee] / ˈɒs ti əˌplæs ti /

noun

Surgery.

plastic surgery on a bone to repair a defect or loss.

osteoplasty British

/ ˈɒstɪəˌplæstɪ /

noun

the branch of surgery concerned with bone repair or bone grafting

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Etymology

Origin of osteoplasty

First recorded in 1860–65; osteo- + -plasty

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