Speakur

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osteodistraction

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
os-teodis-trac-tion
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The surgical correction of skeletal deformities by the lengthening of bones

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From osteo- + distraction.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

osteodistractions (plural)

Synonyms

distraction osteogenesis

Questions

What does osteodistraction mean?
The surgical correction of skeletal deformities by the lengthening of bones
Where does osteodistraction come from?
From osteo- + distraction.

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