osteotomy

[os-tee-ot-uh-mee]

os·te·ot·o·my

[os-tee-ot-uh-mee]
noun, plural os·te·ot·o·mies. Surgery.
the dividing of a bone, or the excision of part of it.

Origin:
1835–45; osteo- + -tomy

os·te·ot·o·mist, noun
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Osteotomy has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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osteotomy (ˌɒstɪˈɒtəmɪ)
 
n , pl -mies
the surgical cutting or dividing of bone, usually to correct a deformity

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osteotomy os·te·ot·o·my (ŏs'tē-ŏt'ə-mē)
n.
Surgical division or sectioning of bone.

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