Osteoclasis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  osteoclasis \os`te*o*cla"sis\, n. [NL. See {Osteoclast}.]
     (Surg.)
     The operation of breaking a bone in order to correct
     deformity.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  osteoclasis
       n : treatment of a skeletal deformity by intentionally
           fracturing a bone