acetabuloplasty
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acetabuloplasty
[as″ĕ-tab´u-lo-plas″te]plastic repair of the acetabulum.
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ac·e·tab·u·lo·plas·ty
(as-ĕ-tab'yū-lō-plas-tē),Any operation aimed at restoring the acetabulum to as near a normal state as possible.
[acetabulum + G. plastos, formed]
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acetabuloplasty
(ăs′ĭ-tăb′yə-lō-plăs′tē)n.
Surgical repair of the acetabulum.
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ac·e·tab·u·lo·plas·ty
(as-ĕ-tab'yū-lō-plas'tē)Any operation aimed at restoring the acetabulum to as near a normal state as possible.
[acetabulum + G. plastos, formed]
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