minilaparotomy
American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary:
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min·i·lap·a·rot·o·my
(mĭn'ē-lăp'ə-rŏt'ə-mē)
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A method of female sterilization by surgical ligation of the fallopian tubes, performed through a small incision above the pubic symphysis.
Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
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minilaparotomy
A small abdominal incision for liver biopsy, open transhepatic cholangiography, or sterilization by ovariectomy.
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