# discectomy

> surgical removal of all or part of an intervertebral disc

**Wikidata**: [Q3029776](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3029776)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discectomy)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/discectomy


## References

1. [Back Surgery](https://www.asahq.org/madeforthismoment/preparing-for-surgery/procedures/back-surgery/)
2. UMLS 2023
3. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)