osteotome

English

Etymology

From osteo- +‎ -tome.

Noun

osteotome (plural osteotomes)

  1. A medical tool used for cutting or marking bone, used in dental implantation.
  2. (historical) A kind of bone saw used in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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