"discectomy" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-discectomy.wav [US] Forms: discectomies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛktəmi Etymology: disc + -ectomy Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|disc|ectomy}} disc + -ectomy Head templates: {{en-noun}} discectomy (plural discectomies)
  1. (surgery) The surgical procedure to remove all or part of an intervertebral disc; discotomy. Wikipedia link: discectomy Categories (topical): Surgery Synonyms: diskectomy Derived forms: discectomize, microdiscectomy Translations (Translations): discectomia [feminine] (Italian), dyskektomia [feminine] (Polish), discectomía [feminine] (Spanish)

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