laparectomy

[ lap-uh-rek-tuh-mee ]

/ ˌlæp əˈrɛk tə mi /

noun Surgery.

excision of strips of the abdominal wall and suturing of the wounds so as to correct laxity of the abdominal muscles.

Nearby words

lap up, lap-chart, lap-size, lapactic, lapar-, laparectomy, laparo-, laparocele, laparorrhaphy, laparoscope, laparoscopy

Origin of laparectomy

First recorded in 1885–90; lapar- + -ectomy

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