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osteoplastic

osteoplastic

8.4
Relates to forming and repairing bone
  • adjective
  • /ˌɑːstɪoʊˈplæstɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : osteoplástico
  • When frontal bossing is the major complaint, endoscopic surgery is not effective; in such cases, open surgery with an osteoplastic flap is indicated.
  • osteoplastic flap

Examples

  • The surgeon used an osteoplastic technique to repair the patient's damaged bone.

  • Urken et al. treated frontal bossing by creating an osteoplastic flap, with a recession of the anterior table into the sinus, followed by fat obliteration of the remaining cavity.

    Academic text (2005)

  • To correct his facial deformity, the doctor performed an osteoplastic surgery to reshape the bone.

  • An osteoplastic procedure was necessary to restore the structure of the patient's skull after the accident.

Synonyms

orthopedic
vsosteoplastic
  • Specialized
31 5.1

About medical care to fix problems with bones, joints, and muscles

focuses on repair or formation of bone rather than broad skeletal treatment
osteogenic
vsosteoplastic
  • Specialized
1 7.6

Relating to the making of new bone

includes repair as well as formation of bone tissue
osteoblastic
vsosteoplastic
  • Specialized
8.8

Relating to the making of new bone tissue

is broader, covering both repair and formation of bone tissue

Surface Forms

osteoplastic positive

Morphology

osteoplastic = plastic (semi-transparent) = osteo + plastic + osteo

Formally decomposable into the combining form 'osteo-' (bone) + 'plastic' (molding/reconstructive), but 'osteo-' is a technical combining form that may be unfamiliar to average learners.

Etymology

Osteoplastic comes from the Greek parts osteo- meaning 'bone' and -plastic meaning 'to shape', like plastic surgery that shapes body parts. So osteoplastic means 'shaping' or repairing bone tissue.