laparotomize

[ lap-uh-rot-uh-mahyz ]
/ ˌlæp əˈrɒt əˌmaɪz /

verb (used with object), lap·a·rot·o·mized, lap·a·rot·o·miz·ing. Surgery.

to perform a laparotomy on.
Also especially British, lap·a·rot·o·mise.

Origin of laparotomize

laparotom(y) + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM laparotomize

lap·a·rot·o·mist, noun

Words nearby laparotomize

laparocele, laparorrhaphy, laparoscope, laparoscopy, laparotome, laparotomize, laparotomy, laparotomy pad, lapboard, lapdog, lapel