microdiscectomy
English
Etymology
micro- + discectomy
Pronunciation
- enPR: mīˌkrō-dĭskĕkˈ -tə-mē
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊ.dɪskˈ ɛk.tə.mi/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊ.dɪskˈ ɛk.tə.mi/
Noun
microdiscectomy (plural microdiscectomies)
- (surgery) microdecompression
- 2007 July 10, Howard Beck, “Knicks Fulfill Two Needs Without Making One Move”, in New York Times:
- Richardson had a microdiscectomy to repair a herniated disk, which bothered him for most of last season.
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