laparotomist

lap·a·rot·o·mize

[lap-uh-rot-uh-mahyz]
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:
laparotom(y) + -ize

lap·a·rot·o·mist, noun
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