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[[File:Alien skin, Hunters.jpg|thumb|Alien after receiving osteotomy]]
An '''osteotomy''' is a [[surgery|surgical]] procedure in which a [[bone]] is cut in order to change its alignment, or shorten it.
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An '''osteotomy''' was a [[surgery|surgical]] procedure in which a [[bone]] was cut in order to change its alignment, or shorten it.
 
 
[[Hirogen]] hunters removed the [[skeleton|skeletal]] structure of their prey by way of an osteotomy. ({{VOY|Prey}})
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[[Hirogen]] hunters removed the [[skeleton|skeletal]] structure of their prey by way of an osteotomy. ({{VOY|Hunters}})
 
   
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==External link==
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* {{wikipedia}}
 
[[Category:Medical procedures]]
 
[[Category:Medical procedures]]

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File:Alien skin, Hunters.jpg

Alien after receiving osteotomy

An osteotomy was a surgical procedure in which a bone was cut in order to change its alignment, or shorten it.

Hirogen hunters removed the skeletal structure of their prey by way of an osteotomy. (VOY: "Hunters")

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