osteoclasy

English

noun
Definitions
  • (medicine) The surgical fracture and resetting of a bone.

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek ὀστέον (bone), κλάσις (fracture, breaking).

Origin

Ancient Greek

κλάσις

Gloss

fracture, breaking

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