What is the operation of dividing a bone or of cutting a piece out of it, -- done to remedy deformity, etc called?
osteotomy — (Surg.) The operation of dividing a bone or of cutting a piece out of it, -- done to remedy deformity, etc. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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