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The neurosurgical procedure that removes part of a lamina of the vertebral arch in order to decompress the spinal cord.
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Laminotomy — A laminotomy is a neurosurgical procedure that removes part of a lamina of the vertebral arch in order to decompress the corresponding spinal cord and/or spinal nerve root.This was originally performed as a hemilaminectomy, consisting in the… … Wikipedia
laminotomy — Excision of a portion of a vertebral lamina in which the intervertebral foramen is enlarged by removal of a portion of the lamina. SYN: rachiotomy. [L. lamina, layer, + G. tome, incision] * * * lam·i·not·o·my … Medical dictionary
laminotomy — n. the surgical creation of a window like opening in the posterior arch of a vertebra by removing a small piece of lamina and adjacent ligamentum flavum … The new mediacal dictionary
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