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May 27, 2012
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os•te•oc•la•sis



Pronunciation: (os"tē-ok'lu-sis), [key]
—n.
1. Physiol.the breaking down or absorption of osseous tissue.
2. Surg.the fracturing of a bone to correct deformity.

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