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LAPAROTOMY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Surgical incision into the abdominal wall; often done to examine abdominal organs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("laparotomy" is a kind of...):
incision; section; surgical incision (the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "laparotomy"):
laparoscopy (laparotomy performed with a laparoscope that makes a small incision to examine the abdominal cavity (especially the ovaries and Fallopian tubes))
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