hysterolaparotomy

hysterolaparotomy

[his′tərōlap′ərot′əmē]

Etymology: Gk, hystera + lapara, loin, temnein, to cut

abdominal hysterectomy or hysterotomy.

hysterolaparotomy

(hĭs″tĕr-ō-lăp″ă-rŏt′ō-mē) [″ + lapara, flank, + tome, incision]

A uterine incision through the abdominal wall; abdominal hysterectomy.