laparoscope

[ lap-er-uh-skohp ]

noun

, Surgery.

1. 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.

laparoscope

/ ˈlæpərəˌskəʊp /

noun

1. 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

laparoscope

/ lăp′ər-ə-skōp′ /

1. 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.

laparoscope

1. A surgical device that uses optical fibers in a small tube. Inserted into the abdomen, the laparoscope allows surgery without large incisions.

Notes

Laparoscopic surgery is often referred to as “Band-Aid” surgery because it requires only small incisions.

Derived Forms

• ˌlapaˈroscopy, noun
• ˌlaparoˈscopic, adjective

Other Words From

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of laparoscope¹

First recorded in 1850–55; laparo- + -scope

Word History and Origins

Origin of laparoscope¹

C19 (applied to various instruments used to examine the abdomen) and C20 (in the specific modern sense): from Greek lapara (see laparotomy ) + -scope

Example Sentences

When done with a laparoscope to avoid large incisions, it’s usually an outpatient procedure.

From New York Times

The woman, who is in her 30s, also claims she could feel doctors placing a laparoscope inside of her and was also aware when her abdomen was being filled with gas.

From Fox News

I had numerous surgeries before the laparoscope was used so, instead, surgeons cut open my pelvic cavity.

From New York Times

Sleeve gastrectomy is performed with a laparoscope, which is placed along with surgical instruments through small incisions in the abdomen.

From US News

But since the 1980s many doctors have been doing the surgery by making tiny incisions and threading a slender tube called a laparoscope into the abdominal cavity.

From New York Times