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nounlaparotomy (plural laparotomies)
plural laparotomies
- medicineThe surgical procedure for making an incision in the abdominal wall to gain access into the abdominal cavity. Performed either as exploratory surgery, or as the first step in an abdominal operation.
Itʼs known as a laparotomy, which involves cutting open your whole abdomen.
2021, Dr Philippa Kaye, Doctors Get Cancer Too, Vie Books, page 262Synonyms: celiotomy, coeliotomy
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe surgical procedure for making an incision in the abdominal wall to gain access into the abdominal cavity. Performed either as exploratory surgery, or as the first step in an abdominal operation.
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Chinese Mandarin 剖腹術 /剖腹术
- 剖腹術 /剖腹术 (pōufùshù)surgical procedure
Esperanto laparotomio
- laparotomiosurgical procedure
French laparotomie
- laparotomiesurgical procedure
German Laparotomie
- Laparotomiesurgical procedure
Indonesian laparotomi, bedah perut
- laparotomisurgical procedure
- bedah perutsurgical procedure
Italian laparotomia
- laparotomiasurgical procedure
Polish laparotomia
- laparotomiasurgical procedure
Spanish laparotomía
- laparotomíasurgical procedure
Swedish laparatomi
- laparatomisurgical procedure
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