laparo-

laparo- Definition

laparo·- (lap′ə rō′, -rə)

the flank, the abdominal wall laparotomy

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

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‹ Laomedon

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