laparotomy
laparotomy noun: 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.
Noun
laparotomy (plural laparotomies)
- 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
- Synonyms:
- celiotomy, coeliotomy
laparotomy meaning in Tamil and Indonesian
laparotomy in Tamil
- வயிற்றுப்பகுதி அறுவை, வெளி அடிவயிற்றில் அறுவை, உதரத்திறப்பு, வயிற்றறை திறப்பாய்வு
laparotomy in Indonesian
- surgical procedure
- laparotomi, bedah perut
Synonyms of laparotomy
Forms of laparotomy
| plural | laparotomies |
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Origin of laparotomy
From laparo- + -tomy.
Words formed from laparotomy
Questions about laparotomy
- What does laparotomy mean?
- Laparotomy means 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.
- What is laparotomy in Tamil?
- Laparotomy in Tamil is வயிற்றுப்பகுதி அறுவை, வெளி அடிவயிற்றில் அறுவை, உதரத்திறப்பு. See Laparotomy meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is laparotomy?
- Laparotomy is a noun.
- What is the plural of laparotomy?
- The plural of laparotomy is laparotomies.
Words near laparotomy in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: laparotomy (page history and authors); laparotomy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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