Osteosuture

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A surgery in which fragments of broken bone are sutured together.

    "In case of a small fragment or comminuted fracture, an osteosuture of the anterior capsule with associated bone fragment is performed."

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osteorrhaphy

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"In case of a small fragment or comminuted fracture, an osteosuture of the anterior capsule with associated bone fragment is performed."

Etymology

From osteo- + suture.

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