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microdiscectomy

UK/ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊ.dɪskˈɛk.tə.mi/US/ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊ.dɪskˈɛk.tə.mi/

microdiscectomy noun: microdecompression.

Noun

microdiscectomy (plural microdiscectomies)

  1. microdecompression
    • Richardson had a microdiscectomy to repair a herniated disk, which bothered him for most of last season.2007 July 10, Howard Beck, “Knicks Fulfill Two Needs Without Making One Move”, in New York Times

Forms of microdiscectomy

pluralmicrodiscectomies

Origin of microdiscectomy

From micro- + discectomy.

Questions about microdiscectomy

What does microdiscectomy mean?
Microdiscectomy means microdecompression.
What part of speech is microdiscectomy?
Microdiscectomy is a noun.
How do you pronounce microdiscectomy?
Microdiscectomy is pronounced /ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊ.dɪskˈɛk.tə.mi/ (US).
What is the plural of microdiscectomy?
The plural of microdiscectomy is microdiscectomies.

Words near microdiscectomy in the dictionary

  1. microdiorites
  2. microdipole
  3. microdipoles
  4. microdisc
  5. microdiscectomies
  6. microdiscectomy
  7. microdischarge
  8. microdischarges
  9. microdiscourse
  10. microdiscourses
  11. microdiscs

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