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    LAPAROSCOPE

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     I. (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 surgeryplay

    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)

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     Context examples: 

    A type of laparoscopic surgery where the surgeon uses both a laparoscope and his or her hand to help with dissection, retraction, and removal of tissue through a hand port incision.

    (Hand Assisted Laparoscopy, NCI Thesaurus)

    Surgery done using a laparoscope.

    (Laparoscopic surgery, NCI Thesaurus)

    A laparoscope is a thin, tube-like instrument with a light and a lens for viewing.

    (Laparoscopic Colectomy, NCI Dictionary)

    Surgery done with the aid of a laparoscope to remove all or part of the colon through several small incisions made in the wall of the abdomen.

    (Laparoscopic Colectomy, NCI Dictionary)


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