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keyhole surgery

British  

noun

  1. surgery carried out through a very small incision

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Ms Brewster said that people can wait up to eight years for a diagnosis as it required a laparoscopy, a keyhole surgery procedure, to confirm the condition.

From BBC Oct. 2, 2025

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

From Slate Aug. 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

Rafael Nadal has had keyhole surgery on the left hip injury that ruled him out of the French Open.

From BBC Jun. 2, 2023

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