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laminotomy

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laminotomy /lam·i·not·o·my/ (lam″ĭ-not´ah-me) transection of a lamina of a vertebra.
lam·i·not·o·my (lm-nt-m)
n.
Surgical division of one or more vertebral laminae.

laminotomy
[-ot′əmē]
the surgical division of the lamina of a vertebral arch. Also called rachiotomy.

laminotomy [lam″ĭ-not´ah-me]
transection of a vertebral lamina.

laminotomy
transection of a vertebral lamina.

laminotomy
Fenestration Orthopedics A procedure for treating herniation of an intervertebral disk, consisting of removal of a portion of the superior and inferior aspects of the lamina adjacent to the diseased disk. See Laminectomy.


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A A laminotomy is an operation where the surgeon relieves pressure on the spinal canal by removing part of a disc which may be swollen or squashed.
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