osteoectomy

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A form of ostectomy — Excision of all or part of a bone.

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Meanings

nounosteoectomy (plural osteoectomies)

plural osteoectomies

  1. alternativeAlternative form of ostectomy.

Origin

From osteo- + -ectomy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with osteoectomy

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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