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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

Doctors partially exposed his mother's womb and then gently pushed his organs back inside his abdomen using keyhole surgery.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

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

From Slate Aug. 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

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

From BBC Oct. 6, 2022

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