osteotomy

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noun

The surgical procedure of cutting a bone. This is often performed to either lengthen, shorten, or straighten a bone.

OriginAncient Greek τέμνω (témnō) ← Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- ← English osteo- →
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Meanings

nounosteotomy (plural osteotomies)

plural osteotomies

  1. medicineThe surgical procedure of cutting a bone. This is often performed to either lengthen, shorten, or straighten a bone.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ésth₁
  2. Ancient Greekὀστέον (ostéon)
  3. Englishosteo-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
  5. Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
  6. Englishosteotomy

From osteo- + -tomy.

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Translations

Catalan osteotomia
  • osteotomiasurgery: the surgical procedure of cutting a bone
Chinese Mandarin 截骨術 /截骨术
  • 截骨術 /截骨术 (jiégǔshù)surgery: the surgical procedure of cutting a bone
Finnish osteotomia, luuleikkaus
  • osteotomiasurgery: the surgical procedure of cutting a bone
  • luuleikkaussurgery: the surgical procedure of cutting a bone
French ostéotomie
  • ostéotomiesurgery: the surgical procedure of cutting a bone
German Osteotomie
  • Osteotomiesurgery: the surgical procedure of cutting a bone
Irish oistéatóime
  • oistéatóimesurgery: the surgical procedure of cutting a bone
Italian osteotomia
  • osteotomiasurgery: the surgical procedure of cutting a bone
Polish osteotomia
  • osteotomiasurgery: the surgical procedure of cutting a bone
Portuguese osteotomia
  • osteotomiasurgery: the surgical procedure of cutting a bone
Russian остеотоми́я
  • остеотоми́я (osteotomíja)surgery: the surgical procedure of cutting a bone
Spanish osteotomía
  • osteotomíasurgery: the surgical procedure of cutting a bone
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Chicago

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