Laparotomy

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Laparotomy \Lap`a*rot"o*my\, n. [Gr. ? loins + te`mnein to cut.]
     (Surg.)
     A cutting through the walls of the abdomen, as in the
     Caesarean section.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  laparotomy
       n : surgical incision into the abdominal wall; often done to
           examine abdominal organs