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An ostectomy is a procedure involving the removal of bone.

An osteotomy is a surgical operation whereby a bone is cut to shorten or lengthen it or to change its alignment.

Otoplasty (Greek οὖς, oûs, “ear” + πλάσσειν plássein, “to shape”) denotes the surgical and non-surgical procedures for correcting the deformities and defects of the pinna (external ear), and for reconstructing a defective, or deformed, or absent external ear, consequent to congenital conditions (e.

Palatoplasty is a surgical procedure used to correct or reconstruct the palate in a person with a cleft palate.

Pallidotomy is a neurosurgical procedure whereby a tiny electrical probe is placed in the globus pallidus (one of the basal nuclei of the brain), which is then heated to 80 °C (176 °F) for 60 seconds, to destroy a small area of brain cells.