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Osteoclasis

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Noun

1. osteoclasis

treatment of a skeletal deformity by intentionally fracturing a bone

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Osteoclasis

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noun
1. 
surgical fracture of a bone to correct deformity
2. 
absorption of bone tissue

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Osteoclasis

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noun
1. 
the breaking down and absorption of bony tissue
2. 
the breaking of a bone to correct a deformity, esp. after a badly healed previous fracture

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Osteoclasis

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n. pl. os·te·oc·la·ses (-sēz′)
1. The process of dissolution and resorption of bony tissue.
2. Surgical fracture of a bone, performed to correct a deformity.

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