discotomy
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disc·ec·to·my
(disk-ek'tŏ-mē),Excision, in part or whole, of an intervertebral disk.
Synonym(s): discotomy
[disco- + G. ektomē, excision]
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discotomy
(dĭ-skŏt′ə-mē)n.
See discectomy.
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disc·ec·to·my
(disk-ek'tŏ-mē)Excision, in part or whole, of an intervertebral disc.
Synonym(s): discotomy.
Synonym(s): discotomy.
[disco- + G. ektomē, excision]
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