Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

osteoplasty

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: os-teo-plas-ty
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Surgery to repair, modify or graft bone or bony structures.

Etymology

From osteo- + -plasty.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: osteo
Suffix: plasty

Inflected Forms

osteoplasties (plural)

Derived Forms

osteoplastic

Questions

What does osteoplasty mean?: Surgery to repair, modify or graft bone or bony structures.
Where does osteoplasty come from?: From osteo- + -plasty.

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