Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
osteotomy Audio
os·te·ot·o·my [ os-tee-ot-uh-mee ]
Subclass of:
Orthopedic Procedures
Etymology:
Greek osteon = bone + tome = a cutting
Definitions related to osteotomy:
  • An operation in which bone is cut to change its alignment or shorten or lengthen it.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • Surgical cutting or removal of bone.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The surgical cutting of a bone. (Dorland, 28th ed)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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