laparotomy

Noun

Meaning

A cutting through the walls of the abdomen, as in the Caesarean section.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

celiotomy dichotomy ab thoracotomy lithotomy ventriloquism enterotomy nephrotomy lobotomy laparoscopy trichotomy amygdalotomy thyrotomy herniotomy sclerotomy
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Hypernyms

section incision surgical incision

Hyponyms

laparoscopy

Related terms

laparoscopy

Phrases with the word

mini-laparotomy

Examples

By contrast, an open surgical procedure such as a laparotomy requires a large incision to access the area of interest. Source: Internet

Surgeons use laparoscopy or laparotomy to gain access to the pelvis and can either incise the affected Fallopian and remove only the pregnancy ( salpingostomy ) or remove the affected tube with the pregnancy ( salpingectomy ). Source: Internet

New York Times. 15 July 1914 and after a laparotomy and more than six weeks in the hospital, where he had to walk around in a gown, unable to wear ordinary clothes, Rasputin recovered. Source: Internet

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