骨こつ延えん長ちょう

noun

bone lengthening; distraction osteogenesis

Medical term for a surgical procedure that gradually lengthens bone, often used in orthopedics.

• 骨こつ延えん長ちょうは、脚あしの長ながさの差さを矯きょう正せいするために行おこなわれることがあります。

  Bone lengthening is sometimes performed to correct leg length discrepancies.