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Definition of: osteoclasis
(os′tē·ok′lə·sis) noun
1. Surg. The operation of breaking a bone to correct a deformity or of rebreaking to remedy a bad setting.
2. The gradual absorption of bony tissue by osteoclasts. [<NL <Gk. osteon a bone + klasis a fracture <klaein break]
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