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laparotomize

[ lap-uh-rot-uh-mahyz ]
/ ˌlæp əˈrɒt əˌmaɪz /

verb (used with object), lap·a·rot·o·mized, lap·a·rot·o·miz·ing.Surgery.

to perform a laparotomy on.

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Also especially British, lap·a·rot·o·mise .

Origin of laparotomize

laparotom(y) + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM laparotomize

lap·a·rot·o·mist, noun

Words nearby laparotomize

laparocele, laparorrhaphy, laparoscope, laparoscopy, laparotome, laparotomize, laparotomy, laparotomy pad, La Paz, lap band , lap belt
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