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os•tec•to•my
Pronunciation: (o-stek'tu-mē), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -mies.
Surg.
excision of part or all of a bone.
Also,os•te•ec•to•myPronunciation: (os"tē-ek'tu-mē). [key]Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.