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  • noun Common misspelling of laparotomy.

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Examples

  • Of those, 39% undergo repeat laparatomy within 5 years.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • He was taken to Al-Shifa hospital's Special Paediatric Department for treatment for extensive abdominal injuries and had undergone emergency lifesaving laparatomy and had a chest tube placed due to fragment injuries also of the chest.

    body on the line 2009

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