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noun, plural lam·i·nec·to·mies.
the surgical removal of part of the posterior arch of a vertebra to provide access to the spinal canal, as for the excision of a ruptured disk.
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laminectomy lam·i·nec·to·my (lām'ə-něk'tə-mē)
n.
Excision of a vertebral lamina. Also called rachiotomy.
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