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Definition of Osteotome
1. n. Strong nippers or a chisel for dividing bone.
Definition of Osteotome
1. Noun. a medical tool used for cutting or marking bone, used in dental implantation ¹
2. Noun. a kind of bone saw used in the 19th and early 20th centuries ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Osteotome
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Osteotome
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Osteotome
Literary usage of Osteotome
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Operative Surgery by John Shelton Horsley (1921)
"The osteotome is inserted beside the knife down to the bone and after it has ...
The edge of the osteotome is passed over the bone until it reache> the ..."
2. The Dublin Journal of Medical Science (1885)
"... osteotome for the treatment of knock-knee. He had practised Mr. Reeves'
operation exclusively, hut he had found it futile to avoid entering the joint. ..."
3. Operative Surgery on the Cadaver by Jasper Jewett Garmany (1887)
"The use of the osteotome, in making a section of the bone in this operation, ...
The incision should be long enough to admit the osteotome, which should be ..."
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