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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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Grace has recently had a laparoscopy - keyhole surgery - to remove her endometriosis.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

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

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

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2022

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