laparoscope

American  

[lap-er-uh-skohp] / ˈlæp ər əˌskoʊp /

noun

Surgery.

1. a flexible fiberoptic instrument, passed through a small incision in the abdominal wall and equipped with biopsy forceps, an obturator, scissors or the like, with which to examine the abdominal cavity or perform minor surgery.

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laparoscope British  

/ ˈlæpərəˌskəʊp /

noun

1. a medical instrument consisting of a tube that is inserted through the abdominal wall and illuminated to enable a doctor to view the internal organs

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laparoscope Scientific  

/ lăp′ər-ə-skōp′ /

1. A slender, tubular endoscope that is inserted through an incision in the abdominal wall to examine or perform minor surgery within the abdomen or pelvis.

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laparoscope Cultural  

1. A surgical device that uses optical fibers in a small tube. Inserted into the abdomen, the laparoscope allows surgery without large incisions.

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Laparoscopic surgery is often referred to as “Band-Aid” surgery because it requires only small incisions.

Other Word Forms

• laparoscopic
  adjective
• laparoscopist
  noun
• laparoscopy
  noun

Etymology

Origin of laparoscope

First recorded in 1850–55; laparo- + -scope

Example Sentences

Sleeve gastrectomy is performed with a laparoscope, which is placed along with surgical instruments through small incisions in the abdomen.

From US News • Dec. 23, 2015

But since the 1980s many doctors have been doing the surgery by making tiny incisions and threading a slender tube called a laparoscope into the abdominal cavity.

From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2015

The dosing pushes the ovaries to hyperovulate, producing up to a dozen ova at once, which are retrieved via laparoscope through an incision in the pelvis.

From Time • May 31, 2013

"You can do things with the robot that you can't do with a laparoscope — or only the world's best surgeon can do," said Dr. Richard Satava, a robotics pioneer at the University of Washington.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 8, 2012

They lie on makeshift operating tables while doctors quickly slice open their bellies, insert a laparoscope and tie their fallopian tubes.

From Washington Post