Synonyms & related words for laminectomy

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of laminectomy. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to laminectomy

Explore words related to laminectomy — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include neurectomy, rhizotomy, sigmoidectomy, surgery, chordotomy, cystotomy, herniotomy, tonsillotomy. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does laminectomy come from?

The word laminectomy breaks down into 3 roots of Latin and Greek origin: lamin, from Latin lamina (“thin plate, layer”); ec-, from Greek ek (“out, out of”); and -tomy, from Greek tome (“a cutting, excision”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.