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Word: Laparoscopy
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from Greek lapara ‘flank’ + -scopy
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌlapəˈrɒskəpi
Dialects: British English
Definition:
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
Short Definition:surgical procedure in which fibre-optic instrument is inserted through abdominal wall
Examples:- she went through lengthy hospital tests including a laparoscopy
- endometriosis may be diagnosed by laparoscopy
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