laparoscopy

laparoscopy
= peritoneoscopy; n.
examination of the abdominal structures (which are contained within the peritoneum) by means of a (laparoscope). This is passed through a small incision in the wall of the abdomen after injecting carbon dioxide into the abdominal cavity (pneumoperitoneum). In addition to being a diagnostic aid, it is used when taking a biopsy, aspirating cysts, and dividing adhesions. Surgery, including cholecystectomy, fundoplication, prostatectomy, and nephrectomy, and the occlusion of Fallopian tubes for sterilization, can also be performed through a laparoscope, using either a laser or diathermy to control bleeding (see also minimally invasive surgery). The laparoscope is also used for collecting ova for in vitro fertilization and in performing certain gynaecological operations using a laser (laser laparoscopy).
Derivatives:
laparoscopic adj.

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  • laparoscopy — 1855, from SCOPY (Cf. scopy) + Gk. lapara flank, from laparos soft, from PIE *lep to peel. Related: Laparoscopic; laparoscope …   Etymology dictionary

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  • laparoscopy — UK [ˌlæpəˈrɒskəpɪ] / US [ˌlæpəˈrɑskəpɪ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms laparoscopy : singular laparoscopy plural laparoscopies medical a medical operation in which a narrow tube called a laparoscope is put into a part of the body in… …   English dictionary

  • laparoscopy — noun (plural pies) Date: 1916 1. visual examination of the abdomen by means of a laparoscope 2. an operation (as tubal ligation or gall bladder removal) involving laparoscopy • laparoscopic adjective • laparoscopist noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • laparoscopy — noun /lapəˈɹɒskəpi/ Examination of the loins or abdomen, now specifically examination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity using a laparoscope. Syn: laparoscopic surgery …   Wiktionary

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  • laparoscopy — n. examination of the abdominal cavity by means of a laparoscope (Medicine) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • laparoscopy — [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… …   English new terms dictionary

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