laminectomy

[ lam-uh-nek-tuh-mee ]

/ ˌlæm əˈnɛk tə mi /

noun, plural lam·i·nec·to·mies.

the surgical removal of part of the posterior arch of a vertebra to provide access to the spinal canal, as for the excision of a ruptured disk.

Words nearby laminectomy

laminate, laminated, laminated clot, laminated epithelium, lamination, laminectomy, lamington, laminitis, lamino-, lamino-alveolar, laminose

Origin of laminectomy

First recorded in 1890–95; lamin(a) + -ectomy

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British Dictionary definitions for laminectomy

laminectomy

/ (ˌlæmɪˈnɛktəmɪ) /

noun plural -mies

surgical incision into the backbone to gain access to the spinal cordAlso called: rachiotomy

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Medicine definitions for laminectomy

laminectomy

[ lăm′ə-nĕk′tə-mē ]

n.

Excision of a vertebral lamina.rachiotomy