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durotomy

durotomy noun: incursion of the dura, especially during spinal surgery.

Noun

durotomy (plural durotomies)

  1. Incursion of the dura, especially during spinal surgery

Forms of durotomy

pluraldurotomies

Origin of durotomy

From dura + -otomy.

Questions about durotomy

What does durotomy mean?
Durotomy means incursion of the dura, especially during spinal surgery.
What part of speech is durotomy?
Durotomy is a noun.
What is the plural of durotomy?
The plural of durotomy is durotomies.

Words near durotomy in the dictionary

  1. Duross
  2. Durosses
  3. durotactic
  4. durotaxis
  5. durotomies
  6. durotomy
  7. Durotriges
  8. durous
  9. Durov
  10. duroy
  11. duroys

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