Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ostectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: os-tec-to-my
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Excision of all or part of a bone.

Example Sentences

"femoral head ostectomy"
"Bell and Levy have shown that if the blood supply to the anterior maxilla is interrupted both on its labial and palatal surfaces during ostectomies, the maxilla will undergo necrosis."
"Distal ulnar ostectomy is indicated as an early corrective surgery for premature closure of the distal ulnar physis, before the appearance of severe angular limb deformities."
"An alternative to transposing the nail unit onto a shortened skeleton is to reduce the nail and shorten the digit further with segmental ostectomies along the length of the digit."
"Enucleation with peripheral ostectomy is an extension of the curettage technique described above."
"After ulnar ostectomy, postoperative radiographs document the location and length of the ostectomy gap. A soft padded bandage or splint may be used to protect the limb for 2 weeks if bilateral procedures are done."

Etymology

From osteo- (“of bone”) + -ectomy (“surgical excision of”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: osteo-
Suffix: -ectomy

Inflected Forms

ostectomies (plural) osteoectomy (alternative)

Rhymes With

hysterectomy vasectomy mastectomy appendectomy prostatectomy tonsillectomy gastrectomy lumpectomy splenectomy cholecystectomy nephrectomy laminectomy

Questions

What does ostectomy mean?: Excision of all or part of a bone.
Where does ostectomy come from?: From osteo- (“of bone”) + -ectomy (“surgical excision of”).

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