epiphysiodesis
A pediatric surgical procedure in which the epiphyseal plate of a bone is fused either…A pediatric surgical procedure in which the epiphyseal plate of a bone is fused either temporarily or permanently to delay growth of a long bone
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A pediatric surgical procedure in which the epiphyseal plate of a bone is fused either temporarily or permanently to delay growth of a long bone
Origin
From epiphysis + -o- + -desis.From epiphysis + -o- + -desis.
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Word family
1 related wordsDerivedtenoepiphysiodesis
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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