laparotomy

/lap-uh-rot-uh-mee/US // ˌlæp əˈrɒt ə mi //UK // (ˌlæpəˈrɒtəmɪ) //

腹腔镜手术,开腹手术,腹腔手术,剖腹产

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural lap·a·rot·o·mies.Surgery.
- : incision through the abdominal wall.
- : incision into the loin, especially for access to the abdominal cavity.

Both were operations for the delivery of women by laparotomy, and in each case the centre of respiration was overwhelmed.
Delivery through the flank (Cæsarean section, or laparotomy).
She only decided in 1893 to undergo a surgical operation—laparotomy.
After that time, if the patient is not relieved, the sooner laparotomy is resorted to the better the chance to save life.
Under satisfactory conditions a laparotomy would be here indicated.