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laminoplasty

laminoplasty noun: a procedure for treating spinal stenosis by cutting of the lamina on both sides of the affected vertebrae and then "swinging" the freed flap of bone open, thus relieving the pressure on the spinal cord.

Noun

laminoplasty (plural laminoplasties)

  1. A procedure for treating spinal stenosis by cutting of the lamina on both sides of the affected vertebrae and then "swinging" the freed flap of bone open, thus relieving the pressure on the spinal cord.

Forms of laminoplasty

plurallaminoplasties

Origin of laminoplasty

From lamino- + -plasty.

Questions about laminoplasty

What does laminoplasty mean?
Laminoplasty means a procedure for treating spinal stenosis by cutting of the lamina on both sides of the affected vertebrae and then "swinging" the freed flap of bone open, thus relieving the pressure on the spinal cord.
What part of speech is laminoplasty?
Laminoplasty is a noun.
What is the plural of laminoplasty?
The plural of laminoplasty is laminoplasties.

Words near laminoplasty in the dictionary

  1. laminopathic
  2. laminopathies
  3. laminopathy
  4. laminopeduncular
  5. laminoplasties
  6. laminoplasty
  7. laminoprezygapophyseal
  8. laminose
  9. laminotomies
  10. laminotomy
  11. laminous

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