Associations to the word «Osteotomy»

Wiktionary

OSTEOTOMY, noun. (surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting a bone. This is often performed to either lengthen, shorten, or straighten a bone.

Dictionary definition

OSTEOTOMY, noun. Surgical sectioning of bone.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke