LAPAROSCOPY


Meaning of LAPAROSCOPY in English

/ ˌlæpəˈrɒskəpi; NAmE -ˈrɑːs-/ noun

( pl. -ies ) ( medical ) an examination of the inside of the body using a tube-shaped instrument that can be put through the wall of the abdomen

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from Greek lapara flank + -scopy .

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