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laparoscopy Med.|læpəˈrɒskəpɪ|
[f. laparo- + -scopy.]
Examination of the loins or abdomen; now spec. [ad. G. laparoskopie (H. C. Jacobaeus 1910, in Münchener Med. Wochenschr. 4 Oct. 2091/1)], visual examination of the interior of the peritoneal cavity by means of a laparoscope inserted into it through the abdominal wall or the vagina.
1855R. G. Mayne Expos. Lex. Med. Sci. (1860) 571/2 Laparoscopia, a term for the examination of the loins, by means of the stethoscope, plessimeter, etc.: laparoscopy. 1890Billings Med. Dict. II. 33/1 Laparoscopy, examination of the abdomen. 1916Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 23 Sept. 982/2 Laparoscopy and Thoroscopy.—Johnsson has been applying the cystoscope in investigation of the interior of the abdomen and thorax. 1937Surg., Gynecol. & Obstetr. LXIV. Internat. Abstr. Surg. Suppl. 560/1 By means of laparoscopy almost the same observations may be made as when the anterior wall of the abdominal cavity of a cadaver is removed. 1967P. C. Steptoe Laparoscopy in Gynaecol. viii. 42 An ovarian cyst is readily recognised by laparoscopy. 1969Nature 15 Feb. 635/2 Work using laparoscopy has shown that oocytes can be recovered from ovaries by puncturing ripening follicles in vivo. 1970M. R. Cohen Laparoscopy, Culdoscopy & Gynecogr. i. 3 By means of laparoscopy the gynecologist can obtain the same view of the pelvic organs as is seen in laparotomy.
Hence laparoˈscopic a., pertaining to or obtained by laparoscopy; lapaˈroscopist, one who uses the laparoscope.
1967P. C. Steptoe Laparoscopy in Gynaecol. iii. 25 It is..possible to present laparoscopic views direct to a large audience. Ibid. vi. 30 The experienced laparoscopist can offer sound advice about the technical errors. 1969Proc. R. Soc. Med. LXII. 440/1 Interpretation of laparoscopic findings depends on..examination of the site, size and development of the ovary, the appearance of the surface and the presence of follicles or corpora lutea. Ibid. 441/2 The proper use of laparoscopic techniques is one of the most valuable advances..in gynæcology in the last twenty years. 1970M. R. Cohen Laparoscopy, Culdoscopy & Gynecogr. xvii. 111 It is possible for the gynecologic laparoscopist to view upper abdominal organs as well. |