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laparo- definition

laparo·- (lap′ə rō′, -rə)

the flank, the abdominal wall laparotomy
also, before a vowel, lapar-

Etymology: < Gr lapara, the flank < laparos, weak, thin < IE base *lep-, to peel off: see leper

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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