laparotomy
pronunciation
How to pronounce laparotomy in British English:
UK [ˌlæpəˈrɒtəmi]
How to pronounce laparotomy in American English:
US [ˌlæpəˈrɑtəmi]
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- Noun:
- surgical incision into the abdominal wall; often done to examine abdominal organs
Word Origin
Example
- 1. Closure of enterostomy or colostomy anastomosis , by laparotomy .
- 2. Analysis of conversion into laparotomy duing gynecologic laparoscopic surgery .
- 3. Wake me when they 've done an exploratory laparotomy .
- 4. You planning a laparotomy ?
- 5. The value of operative laparoscopy and laparotomy in curing tubal pregnancy-a randomization clinical trial .