English Explanatory Dictionary

discectomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The surgical procedure to remove all or part of an intervertebral disc; discotomy.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

discectomy discectomies diskectomy

Etymology

From disc + -ectomy.

Derived words

discectomize microdiscectomy
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