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keyhole surgery

British

noun

surgery carried out through a very small incision

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It will, according to Nick Card, involve "keyhole surgery" to open a small trench to investigate "this anomaly".

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025

“Writing online in 2025 feels like performing keyhole surgery while people scream ‘ROBOT!

From Slate • Aug. 20, 2025

He had four tiny scars in his eye where healthy copies of the gene were injected into the retina at the back of the eye through keyhole surgery.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2025

A nurse has become the first person in the UK to undergo an operation that saw a tumour removed through her eye socket using keyhole surgery.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2025

Surgeons have already used keyhole surgery on babies in the womb to mend the gap.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2022

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