osteoclasis

noun

1. Physiology. the breaking down or absorption of osseous tissue.
2. Surgery. the fracturing of a bone to correct deformity.

noun

1. surgical fracture of a bone to correct deformity
2. absorption of bone tissue

n. pl. os•te•oc•la•ses (-sēz′)

1. The process of dissolution and resorption of bony tissue.
2. Surgical fracture of a bone performed to correct a deformity.diaclasis