Medical Dictionary

explore

vt ex·plore \ik-ˈsplō(ə)r, -ˈspl(ə)r\
ex·ploredex·plor·ing

Medical Definition of EXPLORE

:  to examine (as by surgery) especially for diagnostic purposes <the abdomen may need to be explored surgically—Donald Caslow>
ex·plo·ra·tion \ˌek-splə-ˈrā-shən\ noun

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