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ostectomy

[ o-stek-tuh-mee ]

noun

Surgery.
plural ostectomies.
  1. excision of part or all of a bone.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ostectomy1

First recorded in 1890–95; ost(e)- + -ectomy
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Unable to completely repair her hip, the vet had to perform a femoral head ostectomy, in which part of the femur is removed.

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