Where does “laparo-” come from?
laparo- (English) comes from Ancient Greek λαπάρα, from Ancient Greek λαπαρός — slack, loose; hollow.
laparo- (English): flank, side
Definitions
- flank, side
Ancestry of “laparo-”, step by step
Words derived from “laparo-”
- laparoscopic
- laparoscopy
- laparotomy
- laparoscopically
- laparoscope
- laparoscopist
- laparostomy
- laparotomic
- hydrolaparoscopy
- nonlaparoscopic
- laparocele
- laparohysterosalpingo-oophorectomy
- laparoconversion
- laparoendoscopic
- laparoendoscopy
- laparohysteropexy
- laparosternotomy
- laparotomize
- minilaparotomy
- relaparoscopy
- videolaparoscopy
- laparoscop
- laparoskopi
- minilaparotomic