Etymology

laminotomy

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Today it means: The neurosurgical procedure that removes part of a lamina of the vertebral arch in order to decompress the spinal cord Full definition →

Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) ← Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- ← English lamino-
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  1. Englishlamino-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
  3. Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
  4. English todaylaminotomy

From lamino- + -tomy.

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