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osteoclasis

os-tee-OK-luh-sis

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Definition

Surgical fracture of a bone to correct deformity

ProcedureMusculoskeletal

Breakdown

Root

oste/o

bone

Suffix

-clasis

breaking

Etymology

Greek: oste/o (bone) + -clasis (breaking)

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os-tee-oh-por-OH-sis
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os-tee-OT-oh-mee
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os-tee-oh-sar-KOH-muh
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