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Definition of laparoscopy noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

laparoscopy

noun

NAmE//ˌlæpəˈrɑskəpi//

(pl. laparoscopies) (medical)

an examination of the inside of the body using a tube-shaped instrument that can be put through the wall of the abdomen

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lapa roscopic

NAmE//ˌlæpərəˈskɑpɪk//

adjective laparoscopic surgerySee laparoscopy in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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