LAPAROCELE 



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LAPIS 



Laparocele (lap f -ar-o-sel ) [lairdpa, loin; ni/An, tumor]. 

 Lumbar or abdominal hernia. 



Laparocholecystotomy ( lap-ar-o-ko-les-is-tot' -o-me ) 

 [Aairapa, loin; X°Ay, bile; aborts, bladder; ropr/, 

 cutting]. Laparotomy conjoined with cholecystotomy. 



Laparoclysis (lap-ar-ok' -lis-is) [kairdpa, loin ; KAvacq, 

 a drenching]. An injection into the peritoneal 

 cavity. 



Laparocolectomy (lap-ar-o-ko-lek' '-to-me). Same as 

 Colectomy. 



Laparocolotomy (lap-ar-o-ko-lof -o-me) [Aairapa, loin ; 

 kuAov, colon ; ropi], a cutting]. Inguinal or abdominal 

 colotomy. 



Laparocolpotomy (lap-ar-o-kol-pof '-o-me). See La- 

 par o- elytrotomy. 



Laparocystectomy (lap-ar-o-sis-tek' '-to-me) ['Aairapa, 

 loin; nvoTig, cyst, bladder; ektoutj, excision]. An 

 operation performed in advanced extrauterine preg- 

 nancy for removal of the fetus and the entire sac. It 

 is performed like an abdominal section for any cystic 

 tumor in the abdominal cavity with dense adhesions. 

 The sac is to be evacuated, or not, as indicated, and 

 adhesions separated, if necessary, after ligation. 



Laparocystotomy (lap-ar-o-sis-tof '-o-me) [Aairapa, loin ; 

 Kvomg, cyst, bladder; ropy, a cutting]. I. Suprapu- 

 bic cystotomy. 2. An operation in advanced extra- 

 uterine pregnancy for the removal of the fetus, the sac 

 being allowed to remain. , 



Laparo-elytrotomy (lap-ar-o-el-it-rof o-me) [Aairapa, 

 loin ; EAvrpov, sheath ; TOfii], a cutting]. An oper- 

 ation devised by Jorg as a substitute for the Cesarean 

 operation. It consists in an incision over Poupart's 

 ligament, dissecting up the peritoneum until the vagina 

 is reached, when the latter is incised transversely, the 

 cervix dilated, and the child thus extracted above the 

 inlet. Its mortality is about 50 per cent. 



Laparo-enterotomy (lap-ar-o-en-ter-ot f -o-me) [Aairapa, 

 loin; IvTtpov, intestine; ropr], a cutting]. An open- 

 ing of the intestine through an abdominal incision. 



Laparogastrotomy (lap-ar-o-gas-trof '-o-me) [Aairapa, 

 loin ; yaaTJjp, stomach ; roprj, a cutting] . The 

 opening of the stomach through an abdominal incision. 



Laparohysterectomy ( lap-ar-o-his-ter-ek' '-to-me ) [Aa- 

 irapa, loin; varcpa, womb; to/lit/, a. cutting]. The 

 removal of the womb through an incision in the ab- 

 dominal walls. 



Laparo-hystero-oophorectomy (lap' -ar-o-his'-ter-o-o- 

 off-or-ek 1 '-to-me) ["kairdpa, loin ; varepa, womb ; 

 <Jo(f>6pog, ovary; kuTopi/, a cutting out]. Removal of 

 the womb and ovaries through an incision in the 

 abdominal wall. 



Laparohysterotomy (lap-ar-o-his-ter-ot 1 '-o-me) . See 

 Gastro-enterotomy. 



Laparo-ileotomy (lap-ar-o-il-e-of '-o-me) [?.airdpa, loin; 

 eIaeiv, to roll ; ropr/, a cutting]. The formation of 

 an artificial anus in the groin. 



Laparokelyphotomy (lap-ar-o-kel-if-of -o-me) [Aairapa, 

 loin; niXvcpog, egg-shell ; ropr}, a cutting]. Same as 

 L a pa rocystotomy. 



Laparokolpotomy (lap-ar-o-kol-pof -o-me). See Lap- 

 aro-elytrotomy. 



Laparomyitis (lap-ar-o-tni-f -tis) [Aairapa, loin ; pvq, 

 muscle; trig, inflammation]. Inflammation of the 

 muscular portion of the abdominal wall. 



Laparomyorhectomy (lap-ar-o-mi-o-mek* -to-me) [Aair- 

 apa, loin; pvq, muscle; EKTopi], a cutting out]. Re- 

 moval of a myoma through an abdominal incision. 



Laparomyotomy (lap-ar-o-mi-of-o-me). See Laparo- 

 myomectomy. 



Laparonephrectomy (lap-ar-o-ncf-rek' -to-me) [Aairapa, 

 loin; vE(pp6c, kidney ; Euro/if}, a cutting out]. Neph- 

 rectomy by an abdominal incision. 



Laparonephrotomy (lap-ar-o-nef-rof -o-me) [Aairapa, 

 loin; vt<j>p6c, kidney; ropr/, a cutting]. Nephrot- 

 omy through an abdominal incision. 



Laparosalpingectomy (lap -ar-o- sal -pin -gek'- to - nit ) 

 [Tiairapa, loin; oaAiriyt;, tube; ropr/, a cutting]. Re- 

 moval of a Fallopian tube through an abdominal incis- 

 ion. 



Laparosalpingotomy (lap-ar-o-sal-pin-got' -o-me) [Aair- 

 apa, loin; caAiriy!-, tube; ropij, a cutting]. 1. Cut- 

 ting into an oviduct through an abdominal incision. 

 2. Laparosalpingectomy. 



Laparoscope (lap' ' -ar-o-skop) [Aairapa, loin ; okokeiv, 

 to examine]. An instrument for examining the ab- 

 domen. 



Laparoscopy (lap-ar-os'-ko-pe) [/.airdpa, loin ; ano- 

 tteIv, to examine]. The examination of the abdo- 

 men by the stethoscope, plessimeter, or by other in- 

 strumental means. 



Laparosplenectomy (lap-ar-o-splen-ek' -to-me) [?.a-dpa, 

 loin; airArjv, spleen; EKTopi], a cutting out]. Re- 

 moval of the spleen through an abdominal incision. 



Laparosplenotomy (lap-ar-o-splen-ot 1 '-o-me) [Aairapa^ 

 loin; oirAijv, spleen; ropr/, a cutting]. The sur- 

 gical incision or entrance upon the spleen through the 

 abdominal walls. 



Laparotome (lap' ' -ar-o-tom) [Xairdpa, loin ; touij, a cut- 

 ting]. A cutting-instrument used in laparotomy. 



Laparotomist (lap-ar-of '-o-mist) [Xairdpa, loin ; Topi], 

 a cutting] . A surgeon who performs laparotomy. 



Laparotomy (lap-ar-of -o-me) [Xairdpa, loin ; rofdj, 

 a cutting]. I. Surgical incision through the ab- 

 dominal wall ; celiotomy. 2. Surgical entrance into 

 the abdominal cavity through the loin or flank. (The 

 definition first given is that offered by most lexico- 

 graphers, and is in accord with common usage ; but 

 objection has been made to this use of the word. 

 The second definition is believed to represent the ely- 

 mologically more correct use of the term.) L., Con- 

 servative, abdominal section, with a view either to 

 aspiration of the distended Fallopian tubes, or to break- 

 ing down adhesions and freeing the diseased uterine 

 appendages. 



Laparotyphlotomy (lap-ar-o-tif-lof -o-me). Synonym 

 of Typhlotomy. 



Laparovaginal (lap-ar-o-vaf -in-al) [Aairapa, loin ; va- 

 gina, sheath]. Pertaining to the abdomen and the 

 vagina. 



Laparysterotomy (lap-ar-is-ter-of-o-me). Same as 

 Laparohysterotomy. 



Lapaxis (lap-aks' '-is)[Aairai;ic, evacuation]. Evacuation. 



La Perleche. See Perleche. 



Lapides cancrorum (lap'-id-iz kang-kro' '-ruin) [L.]. 

 See Crab's-eyes.- 



Lapidillum (lap-id-W '-um) [dim. of lapis, stone]. A 

 scoop for removing stones from the bladder. 



Lapidose (lap'-id-os) [lapis, a stone]. . In biology, in- 

 habiting stony places. 



Lapillation (lap-il-a f -shun) [lapillus, a small stone]. 

 The formation of stones ; lithogenesis, </. v. 



Lapis (la' -pis) [L. , a rock]. An alchemic term ap- 

 plied to any non-volatile substance. L. dentium, 

 tartar of the teeth ; salivary calculus. L. divinus, 

 aluminated copper; a preparation used in ophthal- 

 mology. It is made by fusing together y2 parts 

 each of cupric sulphate, potassium nitrate, and alum, 

 and adding a mixture of 2 parts each of camphor 

 and alum. L. imperialis, silver nitrate. L. lazuli, a 

 beautiful blue stone of complex composition, formenj 

 employed as a purgative and emetic and in epilepsj 

 L. lunaris, silver nitrate. L. mitigatus. Set 

 gentum. L. mutabilis. See Tabasheer. L. nau- 

 ticus, a lode-stone. 



