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OSTEOCLASIS
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Treatment of a skeletal deformity by intentionally fracturing a bone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("osteoclasis" is a kind of...):
intervention; treatment (care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury))