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laparoscopy

[ lap-uh-ros-kuh-pee ]

noun

, Surgery.
, plural lap·a·ros·co·pies.
  1. examination of the abdominal cavity or performance of minor abdominal surgery using a laparoscope.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of laparoscopy1

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

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