laparoscopy

[lap-uh-ros-kuh-pee]

lap·a·ros·co·py

[lap-uh-ros-kuh-pee]
noun, plural lap·a·ros·co·pies. Surgery.
examination of the abdominal cavity or performance of minor abdominal surgery using a laparoscope.

Origin:
1850–55; laparo- + -scopy
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Laparoscopy has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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World English Dictionary
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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Medical Dictionary

laparoscopy lap·a·ros·co·py (lāp'ə-rŏs'kə-pē)
n.

  1. Examination of the interior of the abdomen by a laparoscope.

  2. A surgical procedure using laparoscopy.

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laparoscope   (lāp'ər-ə-skōp')  Pronunciation Key 
A slender, tubular endoscope that is inserted through an incision in the abdominal wall to examine or perform minor surgery within the abdomen or pelvis.

laparoscopy noun (lāp'ə-rŏs'kə-pē)
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