What is a laminectomy?
A) removal of the superior or inferior half of the lamina
B) the removal of the facet or bony overgrowth on the facet that leads to compression of the nerve root
C) removal of the lamina of a vertebral segment
D) the enlargement of the foramen through which the nerve root exits the spinal canal
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