English
facetectomy
From facet + -ectomy.
Formed from facet + -ectomy
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-
…
Old French face
Middle French face
French face
French facette
English facet
Today it means
noun The surgical decompression of a spinal nerve root.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / facetectomy