hemilaminectomy /hemi·lam·i·nec·to·my/ (-lam″ĭ-nek´tah-me) removal of a vertebral lamina on one side only.
hemilaminectomy
hemilaminectomy
hem·i·lam·i·nec·to·my (h m  -l m -nk t-m )n. Surgical removal of a portion of a vertebral lamina. |
hemilaminectomy
[hem′ilam′inek′təme]
Etymology: Gk, hemi, half; L, lamina, plate; Gk, ektome, excision
surgical removal of one side of the vertebral lamina.
hemilaminectomy
removal of a vertebral lamina on one side only.
hemilaminectomy
Orthopedics Unilateral excision of the vertebral lamina with removal of variable parts of the adjacent facet , a procedure used to treat a herniation of an intervertebral disk. See Laminectomy.
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