laminectomy

laminectomy
Excision of a vertebral lamina; commonly used to denote removal of the posterior arch. [L. lamina, layer, + G. ektome, excision]

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lam·i·nec·to·my .lam-ə-'nek-tə-mē n, pl -mies surgical removal of the posterior arch of a vertebra

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n.
surgical cutting into the backbone to obtain access to the spinal cord. The surgeon excises the rear part (the posterior arch) of one or more vertebrae. The operation is performed to remove tumours, to treat injuries to the spine, such as prolapsed intervertebral (slipped) disc (in which the affected disc is removed), or to relieve pressure on the spinal cord or roots.

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lam·i·nec·to·my (lam″ĭ-nekґtə-me) [lamina + -ectomy] excision of the posterior arch of a vertebra.

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  • laminectomy — [lam΄i nek′tə mē] n. pl. laminectomies [ LAMIN(A) + ECTOMY] the surgical removal of all or part of the bony arch of a spinal vertebra …   English World dictionary

  • Laminectomy — Interventions infobox Name = PAGENAME Caption = Upper view of a human vertebra, showing the lamina ICD10 = ICD9 = 03.09 MeshID = D007796 OtherCodes = Laminectomy is a spine operation to remove the portion of the vertebral bone called the lamina.… …   Wikipedia

  • laminectomy — /lam euh nek teuh mee/, n., pl. laminectomies. the surgical removal of part of the posterior arch of a vertebra to provide access to the spinal canal, as for the excision of a ruptured disk. [1890 95; LAMIN(A) + ECTOMY] * * * …   Universalium

  • laminectomy — noun The surgical procedure to remove the bony arch or lamina from one or more vertebrae. Syn: rachiotomy …   Wiktionary

  • laminectomy — n. surgical removal of part of a vertebra (Medicine) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • laminectomy — [ˌlamɪ nɛktəmi] noun (plural laminectomies) a surgical operation to remove the back of one or more vertebrae …   English new terms dictionary

  • laminectomy — lam·i·nec·to·my …   English syllables

  • laminectomy — n. surgical cutting into the backbone to obtain access to the vertebral (spinal) canal. The surgeon excises the rear part (the posterior arch) of one or more vertebrae. The operation is performed to remove tumours, to treat injuries to the spine …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • laminectomy — noun surgical removal of the bony arches on one or more vertebrae • Hypernyms: ↑ablation, ↑extirpation, ↑cutting out, ↑excision …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ламинэктомия (Laminectomy), Рахиотомия (Rachiotomy) — хирургическая операция, заключающаяся в рассечении дуги позвонка для обеспечения доступа к спинному мозгу. Хирург обычно удаляет дугу одного или нескольких позвонков. Операция выполняется для удаления опухолей, в ходе лечения некоторых травм… …   Медицинские термины

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