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laparoscope

CIDE DICTIONARY

laparoscopen. 
     A slender endoscope, containing fiber-optic viewing capability and miniature surgical devices, which can be inserted through a small incision in the abdominal wall, allowing a surgeon to perform minor surgery with minimal damage to the abdominal muscles.  [WordNet 1.5]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

laparoscope, n. Surgery a fibre optic instrument inserted through the abdominal wall to give a view of the organs in the abdomen.

Derivative
laparoscopy n. (pl. -ies).
Etymology
Gk lapara flank + -SCOPE

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