microdiscectomy

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US/ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊ.dɪskˈɛk.tə.mi/UK/ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊ.dɪskˈɛk.tə.mi/

noun

microdecompression

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Meanings

nounmicrodiscectomy (plural microdiscectomies)

plural microdiscectomies

  1. medicinemicrodecompression

    Richardson had a microdiscectomy to repair a herniated disk, which bothered him for most of last season.

    2007 July 10, Howard Beck, “Knicks Fulfill Two Needs Without Making One Move”, in New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
microdecompression

Origin

From micro- + discectomy.

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APA

microdiscectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microdiscectomy

MLA

“microdiscectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microdiscectomy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microdiscectomy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microdiscectomy.

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