laparoscopic

[lap-er-uh-skohp]

lap·a·ro·scope

[lap-er-uh-skohp]
noun Surgery.
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.

Origin:
1850–55; laparo- + -scope

lap·a·ro·scop·ic [lap-er-uh-skop-ik] , adjective
lap·a·ros·co·pist [lap-uh-ros-kuh-pist] , 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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