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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The surgical fracture of a bone in order to correct a deformity countable, uncountable
2. 2
   treatment of a skeletal deformity by intentionally fracturing a bone wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

diaclasisdiaclasisosteoclasty

Etymology

From osteo- + -clasis.

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