laparotomize
transitive verb
lap·a·rot·om·ize
variants:
or British laparotomise \
ˌlap-ə-ˈrät-ə-ˌmīz 
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laparotomized or British laparotomised; laparotomizing or British laparotomising
Medical Definition of laparotomize
: to perform a laparotomy on
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