microdiscectomy

English

Etymology

From micro- +‎ discectomy.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: mīˌkrō-dĭskĕkˈ-tə-mē
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊ.dɪskˈɛk.tə.mi/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊ.dɪskˈɛk.tə.mi/

Noun

microdiscectomy (plural microdiscectomies)

  1. (surgery) microdecompression
    • 2007 July 10, Howard Beck, “Knicks Fulfill Two Needs Without Making One Move”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      Richardson had a microdiscectomy to repair a herniated disk, which bothered him for most of last season.
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