Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laminotomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lamino-to-my
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The neurosurgical procedure that removes part of a lamina of the vertebral arch in order to decompress the spinal cord

Etymology

Etymology tree English lamino- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English laminotomy From lamino- + -tomy.

Inflected Forms

laminotomies (plural)

Derived Forms

hemilaminotomy

Frequently Paired Words

rachiotomy

Questions

What does laminotomy mean?: The neurosurgical procedure that removes part of a lamina of the vertebral arch in order to decompress the spinal cord
Where does laminotomy come from?: Etymology tree English lamino- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English laminotomy From lamino- + -tomy.

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