rachiotomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in a vertebra.

Word forms

rachiotomy rachiotomies

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥάχις (rhákhis, “spine, ridge”) + -otomy.

Related words

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