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osteoplasty

[ os-tee-uh-plas-tee ]

noun

, Surgery.
  1. plastic surgery on a bone to repair a defect or loss.

osteoplasty

/ ˈɒstɪəˌplæstɪ /

noun

  1. the branch of surgery concerned with bone repair or bone grafting

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Word History and Origins

Origin of osteoplasty1

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

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