Definition of laminectomy in English:
laminectomy
nounPlural laminectomies ˌlamɪˈnɛktəmiˌlæməˈnɛktəmi
A surgical operation to remove the back of one or more vertebrae, usually to give access to the spinal cord or to relieve pressure on nerves.
Example sentencesExamples
- He proceeded to a decompression laminectomy, which resulted in gradual restoration of function.
- Surgical intervention is often limited to laminectomy with biopsy and decompression.
- The project director identified patients undergoing laminectomies, craniotomies, and colectomies who could participate in the initiative.
- Two years earlier while living in another city, she underwent an anterior cervical laminectomy by a neurosurgeon.
- A benign meningioma was completely excised after laminectomy, and she is making a good recovery.
Definition of laminectomy in US English:
laminectomy
nounˌlæməˈnɛktəmiˌlaməˈnektəmē
A surgical operation to remove the back of one or more vertebrae, usually to give access to the spinal cord or to relieve pressure on nerves.
Example sentencesExamples
- Two years earlier while living in another city, she underwent an anterior cervical laminectomy by a neurosurgeon.
- He proceeded to a decompression laminectomy, which resulted in gradual restoration of function.
- Surgical intervention is often limited to laminectomy with biopsy and decompression.
- The project director identified patients undergoing laminectomies, craniotomies, and colectomies who could participate in the initiative.
- A benign meningioma was completely excised after laminectomy, and she is making a good recovery.