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laparotomies

laparotomies is the plural of laparotomy.

Meaning of laparotomy

Noun

laparotomy (plural laparotomies)

  1. The 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 262

Questions about laparotomies

What is laparotomies the plural of?
Laparotomies is the plural of laparotomy.

Words near laparotomies in the dictionary

  1. laparostomies
  2. laparostomy
  3. laparotome
  4. laparotomes
  5. laparotomic
  6. laparotomies
  7. laparotomist
  8. laparotomists
  9. laparotomize
  10. laparotomized
  11. laparotomizes

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