LAPARO-HYSTEROTOMY

An Illustrated Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary · 1893 · p. 25

n. La2p"a2r-o-hi2st-e2r-o2t'- o'2m-i2. Lat., laparo-hysterotomia, lap ary ste roto mia (from Aon-dpa [see LAPARA], uorepa, the uterus, and TOftij, a cutting). Fr., laparohysterotomie. Ger., Laparo-Hysterotomie. The operation of opening the cavity of the uterus through an abdominal incision, especially the Csesarean operation (q. v.). [s. 579]