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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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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

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

Elsewhere, Barcelona right-back Lucy Bronze had keyhole surgery on her knee at the end of April but was expected to be fit within a month.

From BBC • May 30, 2023

Overall, keyhole surgery with a robotic arm has many advantages for patients compared to open surgery.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2022

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