Medical term:
discectomy
diskectomy
[dis-kek´to-me]excision of an intervertebral disk.
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disc·ec·to·my
(disk-ek'tŏ-mē),Excision, in part or whole, of an intervertebral disk.
Synonym(s): discotomy
[disco- + G. ektomē, excision]
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discectomy
(dĭs-kĕk′tə-mē)n.
The partial or complete excision of an intervertebral disk.
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disc·ec·to·my
(disk-ek'tŏ-mē)Excision, in part or whole, of an intervertebral disc.
Synonym(s): discotomy.
Synonym(s): discotomy.
[disco- + G. ektomē, excision]
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discectomy
Surgical removal of the central pulpy nucleus (nucleus pulposus) of an intervertebral disc.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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