discectomy

English

Alternative forms

• diskectomy

Etymology

disc +‎ -ectomy

Pronunciation

• Audio (US):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛktəmi

Noun

discectomy (plural discectomies)

1. (surgery) The surgical procedure to remove all or part of an intervertebral disc; discotomy.

Derived terms

• discectomize
• microdiscectomy

Translations

Translations

• Italian: discectomia (it) f
• Polish: dyskektomia f
• Spanish: discectomía f