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Laparotomy vs Taxonomy - What's the difference?

laparotomy | taxonomy |

As nouns the difference between laparotomy and taxonomy

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 taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

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

    taxonomy

    English

    (wikipedia taxonomy)

    Noun

    (taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology