English Explanatory Dictionary

osteodistraction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The surgical correction of skeletal deformities by the lengthening of bones

Word forms

osteodistraction osteodistractions

Etymology

From osteo- + distraction.

Synonyms

distraction osteogenesis
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