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keyhole surgery

British

noun

surgery carried out through a very small incision

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keyhole surgery

For example, the charity said, if endometriosis was discovered during keyhole surgery the fact it had been found may not be formally recorded.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2025

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

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2025

But her pregnancy was too far advanced to allow surgeons to perform standard keyhole surgery.

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2025

The jointed arms with surgical instruments at the end are used to preform keyhole surgery, and are moved by a surgeon who controls them via a computer.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2022

Surgeons were able to operate on her faster and with greater accuracy using 3D technology during keyhole surgery.

From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2021

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