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laparotomy

How many syllables in laparotomy?

  5 syllables

Divide laparotomy into syllables:   lap-a-rot-o-my
Primary syllable stress:   lap-a-rot-o-my
Secondary syllable stress:   lap-a-rot-o-my
How to pronounce laparotomy:   lap-er-ot-uh-mee
How to say laparotomy:

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What rhymes with laparotomy

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