discectomize

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verb

To perform a discectomy

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Meanings

verbdiscectomize (third-person singular simple present discectomizes, present participle discectomizing, simple past and past participle discectomized)

present singular third person discectomizes · participle present discectomizing · participle past discectomized · past discectomized

  1. medicineTo perform a discectomy

Origin

From discectomy + -ize.

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APA

discectomize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discectomize

MLA

“discectomize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discectomize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “discectomize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discectomize.

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