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lap·a·ro·scope
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əˌskoʊp
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noun
Surgery
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a flexible fiberoptic instrument, passed through a small incision in the abdominal wall and equipped with biopsy forceps, an obturator, scissors or the like, with
which
to examine the abdominal cavity or perform minor surgery.
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Origin:
1850–55;
laparo-
+
-scope
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adjective
lap·a·ros·co·pist
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noun
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laparoscope
(ˈlæpərəˌskəʊp)
—
n
a medical instrument consisting of a tube that is inserted through the abdominal wall and illuminated to enable a doctor to view the internal organs
[C19 (applied to various instruments used to examine the abdomen) and C20 (in the specific modern sense): from Greek
lapara
(see
laparotomy
) +
-scope
]
laparo'scopic
—
adj
lapa'roscopy
—
n
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