LAPAROSCOPE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does laparoscope mean? 

• LAPAROSCOPE (noun)
  The noun LAPAROSCOPE has 1 sense:

1. a slender endoscope inserted through an incision in the abdominal wall in order to examine the abdominal organs or to perform minor surgery

  Familiarity information: LAPAROSCOPE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LAPAROSCOPE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A slender endoscope inserted through an incision in the abdominal wall in order to examine the abdominal organs or to perform minor surgery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("laparoscope" is a kind of...):

endoscope (a long slender medical instrument for examining the interior of a bodily organ or performing minor surgery)

 Context examples 

Surgery to remove all or part of the prostate with the aid of a laparoscope.

(Laparoscopic prostatectomy, NCI Dictionary)

Surgery done with the aid of a laparoscope.

(Laparoscopic surgery, NCI Dictionary)

Examination of abdominal interior with a laparoscope.

(Laparoscopy, NIH CRISP Thesaurus)

A laparoscope (thin, tube-like instrument with a light and a lens for viewing) is inserted through one opening to guide the surgery.

(Minimally invasive surgery, NCI Dictionary)

The laparoscope is inserted through one opening to guide the surgery.

(Laparoscopic Colectomy, NCI Dictionary)

A laparoscope has a light and a lens for viewing and may have a tool to remove tissue.

(Laparoscope, NCI Dictionary)

Surgical removal of the vermiform appendix, using a laparoscope.

(Laparoscopic Appendectomy, NCI Thesaurus)

Surgical removal of the gallbladder,using a laparoscope.

(Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, NCI Thesaurus)

Surgical removal of part or all of the colon, using a laparoscope.

(Laparoscopic Colectomy, NCI Thesaurus)

A procedure that uses a laparoscope, inserted through the abdominal wall, to examine the inside of the abdomen.

(Laparoscopy, NCI Dictionary)