laminotomy


laminotomy

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

lam·i·not·o·my

(lam-i-not'ŏ-mē), Excision of a portion of a vertebral lamina resulting in enlargement of the intervertebral foramen for the purpose of relieving pressure in a spinal nerve root. Synonym(s): rachiotomy [L. lamina, layer, + G. tomē, incision]

laminotomy

(lăm′ə-nŏt′ə-mē)n. Surgical division of one or more vertebral laminae.

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.

lam·i·not·o·my

(lam'i-not'ŏ-mē) An operation on one or more vertebral laminae.
Synonym(s): rachiotomy. [L. lamina, layer, + G. tomē, incision]