lapar-, laparo- +

(Greek: the soft part of the body between the ribs and the hip, flank, loin; denotes the flank or loins and the abdominal wall)

Sometimes this element is used loosely (even incorrectly) as a reference to the abdomen in general.

laparovaginal

Abdominovaginal; a reference to the abdomen and vagina.

minilaparotomy

A technique for sterilization by surgical ligation of the fallopian tubes, performed through a small suprapubic incision.

thoracolaparotomy

Exposure of diaphragmatic region by an incision that opens both thorax and abdomen (thoraco-abdominal incision).

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