laparoscopy
noun
examination of the abdominal cavity or performance of minor abdominal surgery using a laparoscope.
laparoscopies
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pluralof laparoscopy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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In urologic and gynecologic surgeries, there was almost no difference between robot-assisted operations and laparoscopies in the number of operations that had to be switched to open procedures.
From New York Times ● Aug. 16, 2021
Overall, this happened up to 8 percent of the time in robotic operations and as much as 12 percent in laparoscopies.
From New York Times ● Aug. 16, 2021
D’Hooghe’s team carried out laparoscopies on 221 infertile women who had no obvious symptoms.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 27, 2015
Harms of pelvic examination include unnecessary laparoscopies or laparotomies, fear, anxiety, embarrassment, pain, and discomfort.
From Forbes ● Jul. 3, 2014
