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laparotomize

transitive verb lap·a·rot·om·ize

variants: or British laparotomise play \ˌlap-ə-ˈrät-ə-ˌmīz\

medical Definition of laparotomize

laparotomized or British laparotomised; laparotomizing or British laparotomising

: to perform a laparotomy on

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