Meaning & use
laparoscope
A thin surgical instrument fitted with a camera and light, inserted through a small incision to view or operate inside the body.
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The surgeon used a laparoscope to examine the patient's abdomen without a large incision.
Doctors guided the laparoscope carefully while removing the inflamed appendix.
A note on using this word
A laparoscope is used in laparoscopic ('keyhole') surgery, which causes less scarring and a faster recovery than open surgery.
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