laparoscopic
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- adjective
- /ˌlæpəroʊˈskɒpɪk/
- Specialized
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laparoscópico
- But unlike IVF, both GIFT and ZIFT require laparoscopic surgery, introducing the potential for more complications.
- laparoscopic surgery
- laparoscopic cholecystectomy
- laparoscopic procedures
Examples
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A laparoscopic surgery often requires only small incisions, making the recovery easier.
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There is a special mechanism at the end of the laparoscopic device called the wrist.
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Analysis of the level of evidence of the published studies on laparoscopic surgery
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For example, for a laparoscopic hysterectomy, the recovery time is about two weeks.
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In fact, students typically learn laparoscopic surgery using low-tech devices.
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The biggest cost in laparoscopic intervention is compensated by a shorter hospital stay.
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The use of mannequin simulators coincided with the advent of minimally invasive or laparoscopic surgery.
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Potentially 3.5 million minimally invasive abdominal laparoscopic surgeries occur in the United States alone (Ditlea 2000).
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After a laparoscopic procedure, patients usually experience less pain and a quicker recovery.
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She was excited to undergo her laparoscopic surgery, believing it would improve her health significantly.
Compounds
- Specialized
An operation to remove the gall bladder using small cuts and a thin camera
How Invasive
Surface Forms
Morphology
laparoscopic = laparoscopy (transparent) = laparoscopy + ic
A straightforward adjective formed from the noun 'laparoscopy' using the productive suffix '-ic', so the meaning is directly related to the base surgical procedure.
Etymology
Laparoscopic comes from Greek parts laparo- meaning 'belly' and -scopic from scope meaning 'to look'. So laparoscopic surgery is literally 'looking into the belly' with a small camera through tiny cuts, which is why it uses small tools and often leads to faster recovery.