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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
laparotomy
 
SYLLABICATION:lap·a·rot·o·my
PRONUNCIATION:  lp-rt-m
NOUN:Inflected forms: pl. lap·a·rot·o·mies
Surgical incision into the abdominal wall, especially into the flank.
ETYMOLOGY:Greek lapar, flank; see laparoscope + –tomy.
 
 
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