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laparoscopy

American

[lap-uh-ros-kuh-pee] / ˌlæp əˈrɒs kə pi /

noun

Surgery.

examination of the abdominal cavity or performance of minor abdominal surgery using a laparoscope.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

laparoscopies

plural

Etymology

Origin of laparoscopy

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

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