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laparotome

American

[lap-er-uh-tohm] / ˈlæp ər əˌtoʊm /

noun

Surgery.

a cutting instrument for performing a laparotomy.

Etymology

Origin of laparotome

First recorded in 1850–55; laparo- + -tome

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