- periostotomy
- SYN: periosteotomy.
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peri·os·tot·o·my (per″e-os-totґə-me) periosteotomy.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
periostotomy
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periosteotomy — The operation of cutting through the periosteum to the bone. SYN: periostotomy. [periosteo + G. tome, incision] * * * peri·os·te·ot·o·my (per″e os″te otґə me) [peri + osteo + tomy] surgical incision or slitting of the periosteum … Medical dictionary
