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laminectomy definition

lami·nec·tomy (lam′i nek′tə mē)

noun pl. laminectomies -·mies

the surgical removal of all or part of the bony arch of a spinal vertebra

Etymology: lamin(a) + -ectomy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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