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hemilaminectomy /hemi·lam·i·nec·to·my/ (-lam″ĭ-nek´tah-me) removal of a vertebral lamina on one side only.

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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 [hem″e-lam″ĭ-nek´to-me]

removal of a vertebral lamina on one side only.

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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laminectomy			The patient underwent a C5 laminectomy and a C4 partial hemilaminectomy. Blastomycosis in Ontario, 1994-2003 by Ford-Jones, E. Lee / Emerging Infectious Diseases Posterior decompression with extensive T5-L5 bilateral laminectomies and S1 right-sided hemilaminectomy was performed, which revealed numerous small epidural cysts (Fig. Spinal hydatid disease, a rare but existent pathological entity: case ... by Vrettakos, George / Southern Medical Journal Four days later, a L4 hemilaminectomy to the left was performed. Lumbar synovial cyst as a cause of low back pain and acute ... by Sakas, Damianos E. / Southern Medical Journal			hemiectromelia hemiepilepsy hemifacial hemifacial microsomia hemifacial spasm hemifield hemigastrectomy hemigeusia hemiglossal hemiglossectomy hemiglossitis hemignathia hemihidrosis hemihydrate hemihypalgesia hemihyperesthesia hemihyperhidrosis hemihyperidrosis hemihyperplasia hemihypertonia hemihypertrophy hemihypesthesia hemihypoplasia hemihypotonia hemikaryon hemilaminectomy hemilaryngectomy hemilateral hemilesion hemilingual hemimandibulectomy hemimaxillectomy hemimelia hemimelus hemin heminephrectomy hemiopia hemiopic pupillary reaction hemipagus hemiparalysis hemiparanesthesia hemiparaplegia hemiparesis hemiparesthesia hemiparetic hemipelvectomy hemipenes hemipeptone hemiplegia hemiplegic gait Hemiptera			Hemiholohedral Hemiholohedral hemihydrate hemihydrate hemihydrate hemihydrate plaster hemihydrate plaster hemihydrate plaster hemihydrated hemihydrated hemihydrated hemihydrates hemihydrates hemihydrates hemihypalgesia hemihyperesthesia hemihyperhidrosis hemihyperidrosis hemihyperplasia hemihyperplasia hemihypertonia hemihypertrophy hemihypesthesia hemihypoplasia hemihypotonia Hemijsko Drustvo Crne Gore hemikaryon Hemiketal Hemiketal Hemiketal hemilaminectomy hemilaryngectomy hemilateral Hemileia vastatrix hemilesion Hemileucinae hemilingual hemimandibulectomy hemimaxillectomy Hemimegalencephaly hemimelia Hemimellitic hemimellitic acid hemimelus Hemimeroidea Hemimetabola Hemimetabola hemimetabolic hemimetabolism hemimetabolism hemimetabolous hemimetabolous hemimetabolous metamorphosis Hemimetabolus Hemimetabolus hemimetaboly hemimetaboly hemimetamorphic hemimetamorphosis hemimetamorphous

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