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- noun surgery The surgical procedure to remove all or part of an
intervertebral disc ;discotomy .
Etymologies
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A discectomy is the surgical removal of herniated disc material that presses on a nerve root or the spinal cord, according to WebMD. com.
HeraldNet.com Local, Sports, Business and Entertainment News 2008
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A discectomy is the surgical removal of herniated disc material that presses on a nerve root or the spinal cord, according to WebMD. com.
HeraldNet.com Local, Sports, Business and Entertainment News 2008
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A discectomy is the surgical removal of herniated disc material that presses on a nerve root or the spinal cord, according to WebMD. com.
HeraldNet.com Local, Sports, Business and Entertainment News 2008
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A discectomy is the surgical removal of herniated disc material that presses on a nerve root or the spinal cord, according to WebMD. com.
HeraldNet.com Local, Sports, Business and Entertainment News 2008
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Traditional treatments include laminectomy, where you remove pieces of bone from the spine to make space for the spinal canal and nerves, and discectomy, where you remove pieces of the bulged or ruptured disc that are causing pressure on the nerves.
Cutting Edge Nilofer D'Souza with Dr. Vikram Sheel Kumar 2010
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Traditional treatments include laminectomy, where you remove pieces of bone from the spine to make space for the spinal canal and nerves, and discectomy, where you remove pieces of the bulged or ruptured disc that are causing pressure on the nerves.
Cutting Edge Nilofer D'Souza with Dr. Vikram Sheel Kumar 2010
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The bill for his discectomy and three-day stay with a companion was $12,500.
How My Company Beat Rising Health Care Costs John Torinus 2010
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I've had a micro-discectomy and am currently trying to avoid spinal fusion.
My Stupid Yet Oddly Pleasing Morning Sean Craven 2009
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He was the first to realize that herniated discs could pain by compressing nerve roots and the spinal cord, and along with Joseph Barr, did the first successful discectomy.
When worlds collide. Dafydd 2009
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He was the first to realize that herniated discs could pain by compressing nerve roots and the spinal cord, and along with Joseph Barr, did the first successful discectomy.
Archive 2009-02-01 Dafydd 2009
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