Osteophage
osteophage os·te·o·phage (ŏs’tē-ə-fāj’)
n.
See osteoclast.
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[os-tee-uh-plas-tee] /ˈɒs ti əˌplæs ti/ noun, Surgery. 1. plastic surgery on a bone to repair a defect or loss. /ˈɒstɪəˌplæstɪ/ noun (pl) -ties 1. the branch of surgery concerned with bone repair or bone grafting osteoplasty os·te·o·plas·ty (ŏs’tē-ə-plās’tē) n.