miniplate

English

Etymology

mini- +‎ plate

Noun

miniplate (plural miniplates)

  1. (surgery) A small surgical plate
    • 2015 July 4, Naohisa Miyakoshi et al., “En-bloc resection of thoracic calcified meningioma with inner dural layer in recapping T-saw laminoplasty: a case report”, in BMC Surgery‎, volume 15, DOI:10.1186/s12893-015-0066-5:
      Several kinds of laminoplasties have been reported for lesions of the thoracic and lumbar spine, including use of a titanium miniplate and translaminar screws [ 3, 4, 9 ].

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