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laparostomy

laparostomy noun: the surgical opening of the peritoneum to expose the abdominal contents.

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

Forms of laparostomy

plurallaparostomies

Origin of laparostomy

From laparo- + -stomy.

Questions about laparostomy

What does laparostomy mean?
Laparostomy means the surgical opening of the peritoneum to expose the abdominal contents.
What part of speech is laparostomy?
Laparostomy is a noun.
What is the plural of laparostomy?
The plural of laparostomy is laparostomies.

Words near laparostomy in the dictionary

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

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