laparoscope

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun laparoscope has 1 sense

laparoscope(n = noun.artifact) Array - a slender endoscope inserted through an incision in the abdominal wall in order to examine the abdominal organs or to perform minor surgery; Array

is a kind of

endoscope

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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]

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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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