LAPARO-

Meaning of LAPARO- in English

[laparo-] comb form [Gk lapara flank, fr. laparos slack]: abdominal wall "laparotomy"

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LAPARO- — combining form Etymology: Greek lapara flank, from laparos slack abdominal wall
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LAPARO- — a combining form borrowed from Greek, where it meant "flank," used with the meaning "abdominal wall" in the formation of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LAPARO- — Etymology: Greek lapara flank, from laparos slack : abdominal wall laparo tomy
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LAPARO — Function: combining form Etymology: Greek lapara flank, from laparos slack : abdominal wall < laparo tomy>
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STIKE — laparo
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LAPAROSCOPY — ˌlapəˈräskəpē noun ( -es -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary laparo- + -scopy 1. : visual examination of the interior …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LAPAROSCOPE — ˈlap(ə)rəˌskōp noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary laparo- (from Gk. lapara flank, from laparos slack, loose) + -scope : a slender …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-TOMY — d.əmē, təm-, -mi noun combining form ( -es ) Etymology: New Latin -tomia, from Greek, from -tomos cutting + -ia …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LAPAROTOMY — ˌlapəˈräd.əmē noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary laparo- (from Greek lapara flank, from laparos slack, loose) + -tomy; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LAPAROTOMY — /lap'euh rot"euh mee/ , n. , pl. laparotomies . Surg. 1. incision through the abdominal wall. 2. incision into the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LAPAROTOME — /lap"euhr euh tohm'/ , n. Surg. a cutting instrument for performing a laparotomy. [ 1850-55; LAPARO- + -TOME ]
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LAPAROSCOPY — /lap'euh ros"keuh pee/ , n. , pl. laparoscopies . Surg. examination of the abdominal cavity or performance of minor abdominal …
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LAPAROSCOPE — — laparoscopic /lap"euhr euh skop"ik/ , adj. — laparoscopist /lap'euh ros"keuh pist/ , n. /lap"euhr euh skohp'/ , n. Surg. …
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LAPAR- — var. of laparo- before a vowel: laparectomy.
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-TOMY — Etymology: New Latin -tomia, from Greek, from -tomos that cuts, from temnein to cut — more at tome : incision …
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LAPAROSCOPY — also called Peritoneoscopy, procedure that permits visual examination of the abdominal cavity with an optical instrument called a laparoscope, which …
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