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Davideckstein7

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on: Jun 27, 2018
Surgical excision of part of a vertebra as part of treatment for a herniated disk is:
 
  A) rachiotomy
  B) neurectomy
  C) diskectomy
  D) laminectomy

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The prefix that means two is ___________________ _.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


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Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D
Explanation: Looking at the answers, the two choices referencing anatomy of the spine are the disk and lamin. The question mentions that part of the vertebra is removed, which is the lamina not the disk, which is soft tissue. The suffix -ectomy means removal.

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bi-; bi


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Reply 2 on: Jun 27, 2018
Wow, this really help

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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