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rachiotomy
ra·chi·o·tom·y [ ràykee óttəmee ] (plural ra·chi·o·tom·ies)


noun 
Definition:
 
cutting of part of bony vertebra: a surgical procedure involving the cutting of one or more of the thin plates behind the body of a vertebra
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