disembowel; laparotomy; abdominal incision
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to cut open the abdomen; to perform a laparotomy; to disembowel
technicalCommonly used in medical contexts to describe abdominal surgery, or historically to describe ritual suicide (seppuku/hara-kiri) in East Asian cultures.
Yī医
shēng生
jué决
dìng定
jìn进
xíng行
pōu剖
fù腹
shǒu手
shù术
lái来
tàn探
chá查
bìng病
yīn因
。
The doctor decided to perform a laparotomy to investigate the cause of the illness.
Gǔ古
dài代
wǔ武
shì士
cháng常
xuǎn选
zé择
pōu剖
fù腹
zì自
jìn尽
yǐ以
bǎo保
chí持
míng名
yù誉
。
Ancient warriors often chose to commit seppuku to preserve their honor.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
jǐn紧
jí急
qíng情
kuàng况
xū需
yào要
lì立
jí即
zuò做
pōu剖
fù腹
shǒu手
shù术
。
This emergency situation requires immediate abdominal surgery.
Pōu剖
fù腹
chǎn产
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
fēn分
miǎn娩
fāng方
shì式
。
Cesarean section is a common method of childbirth.