laparotomize
American
[lap-uh-rot-uh-mahyz]
/ ˌlæp əˈrɒt əˌmaɪz /
especially British,
laparotomise
verb (used with object)
Surgery.
laparotomized, laparotomizing
Other Word Forms
- laparotomist noun
Etymology
Origin of laparotomize
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