laparotomy
5
8.6
- noun
- /ˌlæpəˈrɒtəmi/
- Specialized
:
laparotomía
- Matt was taken to the operating room where the general surgeons performed an emergency exploratory laparotomy, evacuation of 1000 mL of blood, and repair of a Grade III splenic laceration.
- an exploratory laparotomy
- perform a laparotomy
Examples
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Surgeons do a laparotomy, to see the extent of his injuries.
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After resuscitation and starting broad-spectrum antibiotics, the patient was taken to the operating room for exploratory laparotomy.
Academic text (2007) -
And so what we're gonna need to do is a laparotomy.
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I did a full laparotomy.
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After the failure of conservative management, laparotomy was indicated (informed consent being obtained).
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In most cases, however, laparotomy and invasive attempts are made for diagnostic purposes, not due to complications.
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An incisional hernia is the result of the failure of the lines of closure of the abdominal wall following laparotomy.
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On 10/6/06, a laparotomy was performed and biopsies of the peritoneum, mesenteric lymph nodes, and small bowel were obtained.
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On exploratory laparotomy, a contracted thickened gall bladder with cholecystoduodenal fistula and stone in the common bile duct was found.
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The surgeon performed a laparotomy to examine the patient's internal organs.
Synonyms
21
4.3
A medical operation that uses cuts to treat disease or injury
2
3.0
A medical treatment where a doctor makes a cut to fix, remove, or replace a part of the body
How Invasive
- Specialized
12
4.0
- Specialized
5
8.6
- Specialized
3
7.2
- US
49
3.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
laparotomy = laparo + tomy
The word is built from Greek medical combining forms ('laparo-' for abdomen + '-tomy' for cutting) that are not productive or familiar to an average B1 learner, so the meaning is not derivable from common English base words.
Etymology
Laparotomy comes from Greek parts laparo- meaning 'flank' or 'abdomen' and -tomy meaning 'cutting'. So a laparotomy is a surgical 'cut' into the belly to look at or treat the organs, and you can see the same -tomy in appendectomy.