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Laparotomy vs Laparotomic - What's the difference?

laparotomy | laparotomic |

In surgery|lang=en terms the difference between laparotomy and laparotomic

is that laparotomy is (surgery) 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 while laparotomic is (surgery) of, pertaining to, or by means of laparotomy.

As a noun laparotomy

is (surgery) 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.

As an adjective laparotomic is

(surgery) of, pertaining to, or by means of laparotomy.

laparotomy

English

(wikipedia laparotomy)

Noun

(laparotomies)
  • (surgery) 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.

    • Synonyms

    * coeliotomy

    laparotomic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (surgery) Of, pertaining to, or by means of laparotomy