facetectomy

facetectomy
Excision of a facet. [facet + G. ektome, excision]

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fac·et·ec·to·my .fas-ət-'ek-tə-mē n, pl -mies excision of a facet esp. of a vertebra

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fac·e·tec·to·my (fas″ə-tekґtə-me) [facet + -ectomy] excision of the articular facet of a vertebra.

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