laparotomize

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lap′ə rotə mīz′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
lap•a•rot•o•mize  (lap′ə rotə mīz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -mized, -miz•ing. [Surg.]
  1. Surgeryto perform a laparotomy on.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] lap′a•roto•mise′. 
  • laparotom(y) + -ize
lap′a•roto•mist, n. 


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