pediculectomy

English

Etymology

From pedicule +‎ -ectomy.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛktəmi

Noun

pediculectomy (plural pediculectomies)

1. (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, →DOI:

     If necessary, a facetectomy or pediculectomy was also performed.