Medical Definition of Hemilaminectomy

1. Removal of a portion of a vertebral lamina, usually performed for exploration of, access to, or decompression of the intraspinal contents. Origin: hemi-+ L. Lamina, layer, + G. Ektome, excision (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hemilaminectomy

hemihydrated
hemihydrates
hemihypalgesia
hemihyperesthesia
hemihyperhidrosis
hemihyperidrosis
hemihypertonia
hemihypertrophy
hemihypesthesia
hemihypoesthesia
hemihypotonia
hemikaryon
hemiketal
hemiketals
hemilabile
hemilaminectomy (current term)
hemilaryngectomy
hemilateral
hemilateral chorea
hemileptic
hemilesion
hemilingual
hemimacroglossia
hemimandibulectomy
hemimegaloencephaly
hemimellitic
hemimetabola
hemimetabolic
hemimetabolism

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