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foraminotomy

foraminotomy noun: a medical operation used to relieve pressure on nerves that are being compressed by the intervertebral foramina.

Noun

foraminotomy (plural foraminotomies)

  1. A medical operation used to relieve pressure on nerves that are being compressed by the intervertebral foramina

Forms of foraminotomy

pluralforaminotomies

Words formed from foraminotomy

Questions about foraminotomy

What does foraminotomy mean?
Foraminotomy means a medical operation used to relieve pressure on nerves that are being compressed by the intervertebral foramina.
What part of speech is foraminotomy?
Foraminotomy is a noun.
What is the plural of foraminotomy?
The plural of foraminotomy is foraminotomies.

Words near foraminotomy in the dictionary

  1. foraminifers
  2. foraminiferum
  3. foraminoplasty
  4. foraminose
  5. foraminotomies
  6. foraminotomy
  7. foraminous
  8. foraminule
  9. foraminules
  10. foraminulose
  11. foraminulous

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