pediculectomy
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɛktəmi
Noun
[edit]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[1], volume 10, :
- If necessary, a facetectomy or pediculectomy was also performed.