laparoscopically

adverb

By means of laparoscopy.

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Meanings

adverblaparoscopically (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBy means of laparoscopy.

    Doctors can perform prostatectomies in one of three different ways: perineally, retropubically, or laparoscopically.

    2011, Paul H. Lange, Christine Adamec, Prostate Cancer For Dummies
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    The two flat-screen monitors worked perfectly, on the other hand, affording a full-color, high-definition view of the first patient’s gallbladder, which Dr. Gawande and a surgical resident, Siva Raja, proceeded to remove laparoscopically, after first inserting a fiber-optic camera through a tiny incision in the patient’s abdomen.

    2007 April 3, Charles Mcgrath, “Atul Gawande Rocks in the O.R.”, in New York Times

Origin

From laparoscopic + -ally.

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APA

laparoscopically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laparoscopically

MLA

“laparoscopically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laparoscopically. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “laparoscopically,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laparoscopically.

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