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laparoscope
[ lap-er-uh-skohp ]
noun
- a flexible fiberoptic instrument, passed through a small incision in the abdominal wall and equipped with biopsy forceps, an obturator, scissors or the like, with which to examine the abdominal cavity or perform minor surgery.
laparoscope
/ ˈæəəˌəʊ /
noun
- a medical instrument consisting of a tube that is inserted through the abdominal wall and illuminated to enable a doctor to view the internal organs
laparoscope
/ ă′ə-ə-ō′ /
- A slender, tubular endoscope that is inserted through an incision in the abdominal wall to examine or perform minor surgery within the abdomen or pelvis.
laparoscope
- A surgical device that uses optical fibers in a small tube. Inserted into the abdomen, the laparoscope allows surgery without large incisions.
Notes
Derived Forms
- ˌ貹ˈDzDZ, noun
- ˌ貹ˈDZ辱, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ···DZ· [lap, -er-, uh, -, skop, -ik], adjective
- ··Dz··辱 [lap-, uh, -, ros, -k, uh, -pist], noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of laparoscope1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of laparoscope1
Example Sentences
When done with a laparoscope to avoid large incisions, it’s usually an outpatient procedure.
The woman, who is in her 30s, also claims she could feel doctors placing a laparoscope inside of her and was also aware when her abdomen was being filled with gas.
I had numerous surgeries before the laparoscope was used so, instead, surgeons cut open my pelvic cavity.
Sleeve gastrectomy is performed with a laparoscope, which is placed along with surgical instruments through small incisions in the abdomen.
But since the 1980s many doctors have been doing the surgery by making tiny incisions and threading a slender tube called a laparoscope into the abdominal cavity.
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