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noun
The surgical procedure for making an incision in the abdominal wall to gain access into the abdominal cavity. Performed either as exploratory surgery, or as the first step in an abdominal operation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
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Synonyms: celiotomy, coeliotomy
Antonyms: none provided
noun
surgical incision into the abdominal wall; often done to examine abdominal organs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: incision, section, surgical incision
Narrower terms: laparoscopy
History
From laparo- + -tomy.
Across languages
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