Osteotome


[os-tee-uh-tohm] /ˈɒs ti əˌtoʊm/

noun, Surgery.
1.
a double-beveled chisellike instrument for cutting or dividing bone.
/ˈɒstɪəˌtəʊm/
noun
1.
a surgical instrument for cutting bone, usually a special chisel

osteotome os·te·o·tome (ŏs’tē-ə-tōm’)
n.
A chisel-like instrument for cutting bone.

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