laparotomy
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1. surgical incision into the abdominal wall; often done to examine abdominal organs (noun.act)
hypernym | : | incision, section, surgical incision, |
definition | : | the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation) (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | laparoscopy, |
definition | : | laparotomy performed with a laparoscope that makes a small incision to examine the abdominal cavity (especially the ovaries and Fallopian tubes) (noun.act) |
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