Medical Dictionary

facetectomy

noun fac·et·ec·to·my \ˌfas-ət-ˈek-tə-mē\
plural fac·et·ec·to·mies

Medical Definition of FACETECTOMY

:  excision of a facet especially of a vertebra

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