osteosuture

Etymology

From osteo- + suture.

osteosuture means A surgery in which fragments of broken bone are sutured together. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 100 out of 100.

noun

A surgery in which fragments of broken bone are sutured together.“In case of a small fragment or comminuted fracture, an osteosuture of the anterior capsule with associated bone fragment is performed.”