laparoscope

UK: /ˈlæpərəˌskəʊp/ US: (lap′ər ə skōp′)

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lap•a•ro•scope  (lap′ər ə skōp′), n. [Surg.]

1. Surgery a flexible fiberoptic instrument, passed through a small incision in the abdominal wall and equipped with biopsy forceps, an obturator, scissors or the like, with which to examine the abdominal cavity or perform minor surgery.

• 1850–55; laparo- + -scope

lap•a•ro•scop•ic  (lap′ər ə skop′ik), adj.  lap•a•ros•co•pist  (lap′ə ros′kə pist), n. 

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laparoscope / ˈlæpərəˌskəʊp/ noun

1. a medical instrument consisting of a tube that is inserted through the abdominal wall and illuminated to enable a doctor to view the internal organs

Etymology: 19th Century (applied to various instruments used to examine the abdomen) and C20 (in the specific modern sense): from Greek lapara (see laparotomy) + -scope

ˌlapaˈroscopy noun