Surgical removal of part of a vertebra to relieve the pressure from a herniated disk on the spinal cord or spinal nerve is called as the:
A. diskectomy
B. laminectomy
C. ostectomy
D. rachiotomy
Answer: B. laminectomy
Surgical removal of part of a vertebra to relieve the pressure from a herniated disk on the spinal cord or spinal nerve is called as the:
A. diskectomy
B. laminectomy
C. ostectomy
D. rachiotomy
Answer: B. laminectomy
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