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A slender endoscope inserted through an incision in the abdominal wall in order to examine the abdominal organs or to perform minor surgery
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laparoscope
Word definitions for laparoscope in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A thin endoscope that may be inserted through a small incision in the abdominal wall.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
laparoscope \laparoscope\ n. (Med.) 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 ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a slender endoscope inserted through an incision in the abdominal wall in order to examine the abdominal organs or to perform minor surgery
Usage examples of laparoscope.
As the variety of operations that could be done through the laparoscope grew, so did the business of Creative Surgical Approaches Inc.
Since surgical groups in Terre Haute had begun fixing hernias through the laparoscope, her partners figured that they had better offer the procedure, too.