pediculectomy
English
Etymology
pedicule + -ectomy
Noun
pediculectomy (plural pediculectomies)
- (surgery) Removal of vertebral pedicles (or sections of them)
- 2015 July 2, Hao Zeng et al., “Comparison of three surgical approaches for cervicothoracic spinal tuberculosis: a retrospective case–control study”, in Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, volume 10, DOI: :
- If necessary, a facetectomy or pediculectomy was also performed.
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