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Etymology

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From osteo- +‎ suture.

Noun

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osteosuture (plural osteosutures)

  1. A surgery in which fragments of broken bone are sutured together.
    • 2016, André Thès, Philippe Hardy, Arthroscopy: Basic to Advanced, Elbow Fractures Treatments, page 729:
      In case of a small fragment or comminuted fracture, an osteosuture of the anterior capsule with associated bone fragment is performed.

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