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laparoscope
| laparoscopic cholecystectomy
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| laparotomy
| lapboard
| lapdog
laparoscope
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun laparoscope has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
laparoscope, n.
A slender endoscope, containing fiber-optic viewing capability and miniature surgical devices, which can be inserted through a small incision in the abdominal wall, allowing a surgeon to perform minor surgery with minimal damage to the abdominal muscles. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
laparoscope, n. Surgery a fibre optic instrument inserted through the abdominal wall to give a view of the organs in the abdomen.
Derivative
laparoscopy n. (pl. -ies).
Etymology
Gk lapara flank + -SCOPE
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