laparoscopy
Laparoscopy (noun) means an examination or surgical procedure carried out inside the abdominal cavity using a thin instrument called a laparoscope. Example: “The surgeon used laparoscopy to remove her inflamed appendix.”
How to use laparoscopy
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA way of looking inside the abdomen or operating on it through a small camera-tipped instrument, rather than a large cut.
This is a clinical term, used mainly by doctors, nurses and patients discussing a specific procedure.
Remember the -scopy ending links it to other medical viewing procedures such as endoscopy and colonoscopy.
Trace the full origin ↓Fill the gap
Can you complete this real example?
The surgeon used _____ to remove her inflamed appendix.
Etymology
The word joins the combining form laparo-, referring to the flank or abdomen, with the suffix -scopy, meaning examination by looking. It follows the pattern of the German term Laparoskopie.
