[ ˌlapə'rɒskəpi ]
■ noun ( plural laparoscopies ) a surgical procedure in which a fibre-optic instrument is inserted through the abdominal wall to view the organs in the abdomen or permit small-scale surgery.
Derivatives
laparoscope noun
laparoscopic adjective
laparoscopically adverb
Origin
C19: from Gk lapara 'flank' + -scopy .