n., pl., -pies.
An operation in which a laparoscope is used, as in an examination of the liver or the surgical treatment of endometriosis.
[Greek laparā, flank; see laparoscope + -SCOPY.]
laparoscopic lap'a·ro·scop'ic (-ər-ə-skŏp'ĭk) adj.laparoscopist lap'a·ros'co·pist n.
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