Concept information
Término preferido
laminectomy
Tipo
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Topic
Definición
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A surgical procedure that entails removing all (laminectomy) or part (laminotomy) of selected vertebral lamina to relieve pressure on the spinal cord and/or spinal nerve roots. Vertebral lamina is the thin flattened posterior wall of vertebral arch that forms the vertebral foramen through which pass the spinal cord and nerve roots.
Fuente: Medical Subject Headings 2017
Tipo: Concept definition
Concepto genérico
Sinónimos
- laminotomy
En otras lenguas
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español
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/300610
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