See Also: periostotomy(medicine)

futural (iou) and periostotomy (medicine)


futural (iou)



futural adjective. E20.
[from FUTURE + -AL1.]
Of or pertaining to the future; spec. (Grammar) having a future sense.

periostotomy (medicine)


periostotomy -->
periosteotomy
<procedure> The operation of cutting through the periosteum to the bone.

Synonym: periostotomy.

Origin: periosteo-+ G. Tome, incision