microdiscectomy

English

Etymology

From micro- +‎ discectomy.

Pronunciation

• enPR: mīˌkrō-dĭskĕkˈ-tə-mē
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊ.dɪskˈɛk.tə.mi/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊ.dɪskˈɛk.tə.mi/

Noun

microdiscectomy (plural microdiscectomies)

1. (surgery) microdecompression
   • 2007 July 10, Howard Beck, “Knicks Fulfill Two Needs Without Making One Move”, in New York Times‎:

     Richardson had a microdiscectomy to repair a herniated disk, which bothered him for most of last season.