Laparotomy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Surgical incision into the abdominal wall, especially into the flank.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The surgical procedure for making an incision in the abdominal wall to gain access into the abdominal cavity. Performed either as exploratory surgery, or as the first step in an abdominal operation.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A cutting through the walls of the abdomen, as in the Cæsarean section.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In surgery, incision into the abdominal cavity; abdominal section.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. surgical incision into the abdominal wall; often done to examine abdominal organs
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    incision    surgical incision    section   
    Hyponym
    laparoscopy   
    Synonym
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    coeliotomy   
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