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osteoplasty
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osteoplasty /os·teo·plas·ty/ (-plas?te) plastic surgery of the bones.
os·te·o·plas·ty (st--plst)
n.
1. Surgical repair or alteration of bone. Also called bone grafting.
2. In dentistry, surgical resection of bony structures to form or correct the contour of the gums.

osteoplasty (os´tēōplastē),
n a surgical procedure to modify or change the configuration of a bone.

osteoplasty
plastic surgery of the bones.

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