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Diskectomy

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diskectomy /dis·kec·to·my/ (dis-kek´tah-me) excision of an intervertebral disk.
Diskectomy
The surgical removal of a portion of an intervertebral disk.
Mentioned in: Disk Removal
diskectomy
excision of an intervertebral disk.
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