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annulotomy

noun

Etymology

From annulus + -otomy.

  1. learned borrowing from ānnulī
  2. derived from ānulus — “ring, especially one worn on a finger”
  3. learned borrowing from ānnulus
  4. formed as annulotomy — “annulus + -otomy”

Definitions

  1. An incision between intervertebral discs to allow decompression

    • An annulotomy was created and subtotal discectomy was performed.

The neighborhood

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