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microdiskectomy

UK/maɪ.kɹəʊ.dɪsˈkɛk.tə.mi/US/maɪ.kɹoʊ.dɪsˈkɛk.tə.mi/

microdiskectomy is the alternative spelling of microdiscectomy.

Meaning of microdiscectomy

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 microdiskectomy

pluralmicrodiskectomies

Origin of microdiskectomy

From micro- + diskectomy.

Questions about microdiskectomy

What is microdiskectomy the alternative spelling of?
Microdiskectomy is the alternative spelling of microdiscectomy.
How do you pronounce microdiskectomy?
Microdiskectomy is pronounced /maɪ.kɹoʊ.dɪsˈkɛk.tə.mi/ (US).

Words near microdiskectomy in the dictionary

  1. microdiscursive
  2. microdish
  3. microdishes
  4. microdisk
  5. microdiskectomies
  6. microdiskectomy
  7. microdiskette
  8. microdiskettes
  9. microdisks
  10. microdispenser
  11. microdispensers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: microdiskectomy (page history and authors); microdiscectomy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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