laparoscopy
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- noun
- /ˌlæpəˈrɒskəpi/
- Specialized
:
laparoscopia
- Endometriosis, which causes the triad of dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, and infertility, can only be diagnosed reliably on laparoscopy, although the history may be very suggestive.
- fallopian tubes via laparoscopy
- laparoscopy or other minimally invasive procedures
- laparoscopy is performed
Examples
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Laparoscopy is the gold standard for diagnosis.
Academic text (2012) -
Studies have shown it to reduce endometriosis-associated pain in women with endometriosis that has been confirmed by laparoscopy.
Academic text (2012) -
It's been more than 2 weeks since my laparoscopy.
Blog text (30) -
A week later, I had another laparoscopy for my previously diagnosed endometriosis.
Blog text (8) -
If endometriosis is found during the laparoscopy surgery, then they can also work on repair at the same time.
Blog text (22) -
It was so different from the emergency laparoscopy I had for the ectopic pregnancy.
Blog text (30) -
She remembered how she felt waking up from the general anesthesia after her laparoscopy.
Fiction book (1991) -
Laparoscopy is a diagnostic exploration superior to peritoneal washing to indicate the necessity of an urgent laparotomy.
Academic text (2007) -
Laparoscopy is indicated in the acute abdomen of uncertain origin and in the differential diagnosis of gynecological pathology in the young woman.
Academic text (2007) -
After her diagnosis, she underwent laparoscopy to identify the cause of her abdominal pain.
Synonyms
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4.3
A medical operation that uses cuts to treat disease or injury
A medical operation that puts a thin camera through the belly to see inside
How Invasive
Surface Forms
Morphology
laparoscopy = laparoscope (opaque) = laparo + scopy
Formed from Greek combining forms ('laparo-' = abdomen, '-scopy' = viewing) that are technical and unfamiliar to average B1 learners, so the procedure meaning is not derivable from common English bases.
Etymology
Laparoscopy comes from Greek parts: laparo- meaning 'abdomen' and -scopy meaning 'to look'. It is like using a small 'scope', as in microscope, to look inside the belly through tiny cuts, which is why the word means a surgery that uses a small instrument to see or work inside the abdomen.