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laparostomies

laparostomies is the plural of laparostomy.

Meaning of laparostomy

Noun

laparostomy (plural laparostomies)

  1. The surgical opening of the peritoneum to expose the abdominal contents
    • Although it takes slightly longer to perform than midline laparostomy, same principles of managing the open abdomen can be applied without additional equipment.2015 July 25, Federico Coccolini et al., “The open abdomen, indications, management and definitive closure”, in World Journal of Emergency Surgery : WJES, volume 10, →DOI

Questions about laparostomies

What is laparostomies the plural of?
Laparostomies is the plural of laparostomy.

Words near laparostomies in the dictionary

  1. laparoscopist
  2. laparoscopists
  3. laparoscopy
  4. laparosternotomies
  5. laparosternotomy
  6. laparostomies
  7. laparostomy
  8. laparotome
  9. laparotomes
  10. laparotomic
  11. laparotomies

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