laparotomize

[ lap-uh-rot-uh-mahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, Surgery.

, lap·a·rot·o·mized, lap·a·rot·o·miz·ing.

1. to perform a laparotomy on.

Other Words From

• lapa·roto·mist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of laparotomize¹

laparotom(y) + -ize