corticotomy

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noun

The cutting of the cortex of a bone

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Meanings

nouncorticotomy (plural corticotomies)

plural corticotomies

  1. medicineThe cutting of the cortex of a bone

Origin

From cortico- + -tomy.

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APA

corticotomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corticotomy

MLA

“corticotomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corticotomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corticotomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corticotomy.

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