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laparoscope Med.|ˈlæpərəʊskəʊp|
[f. laparo- + -scope.]
Any instrument used in examining the abdomen; now spec. one in the form of a tube for insertion into the peritoneal cavity in laparoscopy, having a source of light at the inserted end and an optical system for forming at the other end an image of the illuminated region.
1855R. G. Mayne Expos. Lex. Med. Sci. (1860) 571/2 Laparoscopium, name of an instrument for ascertaining the condition of the abdomen under disease; applicable to the stethoscope and the plessimeter: a laparoscope. 1941Dorland & Miller Med. Dict. (ed. 19) 776/2 Laparoscope, a special form of trocar bearing a light by means of which the peritoneal cavity, especially the surface of the liver and the peritoneum, can be inspected. 1967P. C. Steptoe Laparoscopy in Gynaecol. ii. 11 A cold-light projector..is used with a fibre glass cable for transmission of light to a quartz rod incorporated in the laparoscope. Ibid. iii. 22 The laparoscope is introduced through the vaginal fornix into the pouch of Douglas. 1970Sci. Jrnl. June 57/1 Human ovaries may be inspected by inserting a tube (laparoscope) through to body wall which both illuminates the internal organs and transmits an image back to the observer. |