miniplate

English

Etymology

From mini- +‎ plate.

Noun

miniplate (plural miniplates)

1. (surgery) A small surgical plate.
   • 2015 July 4, Naohisa Miyakoshi et al., “En-bloc resection of thoracic calcified meningioma with inner dural layer in recapping T-saw laminoplasty: a case report”, in BMC Surgery‎^[1], volume 15, →DOI:

     Several kinds of laminoplasties have been reported for lesions of the thoracic and lumbar spine, including use of a titanium miniplate and translaminar screws.

Anagrams

• palmitine, mapletini