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Vinony

laminectomy

noun

  1. removal of the lamina (the back part of a vertebra)
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English lamino- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō) Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ)der. English -ectomy English laminectomy From lamino- + -ectomy.

  1. The surgical procedure to remove the bony arch or lamina from one or more vertebrae.