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laminotomy

laminotomy noun: the neurosurgical procedure that removes part of a lamina of the vertebral arch in order to decompress the spinal cord.

Noun

laminotomy (plural laminotomies)

  1. The neurosurgical procedure that removes part of a lamina of the vertebral arch in order to decompress the spinal cord

Forms of laminotomy

plurallaminotomies

Origin of laminotomy

From lamino- + -tomy.

Words formed from laminotomy

Questions about laminotomy

What does laminotomy mean?
Laminotomy means the neurosurgical procedure that removes part of a lamina of the vertebral arch in order to decompress the spinal cord.
What part of speech is laminotomy?
Laminotomy is a noun.
What is the plural of laminotomy?
The plural of laminotomy is laminotomies.

Words near laminotomy in the dictionary

  1. laminoplasties
  2. laminoplasty
  3. laminoprezygapophyseal
  4. laminose
  5. laminotomies
  6. laminotomy
  7. laminous
  8. lamins
  9. laminæ
  10. lamish
  11. Lamista

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