osteotome
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osteotome
[os´te-o-tōm″]a chisel-like knife for cutting bone.
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os·te·o·tome
(os'tē-ō-tōm),An instrument for use in cutting bone.
[osteo- + G. tomē, incision]
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osteotome
Orthopedics A chisel-like bone cutterMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
os·te·o·tome
(os'tē-ō-tōm)An instrument for use in cutting bone.
[osteo- + G. tomē, incision]
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osteotome
A strong surgical chisel or other instrument used to cut bone.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
os·te·o·tome
(os'tē-ō-tōm)Surgical instrument for use in cutting bone.
[osteo- + G. tomē, incision]
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