laparotomy

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Noun
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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun laparotomy has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

laparotomyn. [Gr. loins + te`mnein to cut.].
     A cutting through the walls of the abdomen, as in the Cæsarean section.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

laparotomy, n. (pl. -ies) a surgical incision into the abdominal cavity for exploration or diagnosis.

Etymology
Gk lapara flank + -TOMY

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