laminectomynoun [ C or U ]
uk/læm.ɪˈnek.tə.mi/us/læm.əˈnek.tə.mi/specializedan operation to remove the lamina (= one of the two curved parts of one of the bones in the back):
Laminectomy is sometimes done to take pressure off spinal nerves.
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