laparoscopy

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UK/lapəˈɹɒskəpi/

noun

Examination of the loins or abdomen, now specifically examination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity using a laparoscope.

“Near-synonym: laparoscopic surgery”

Similar
laparoscopic surgery
OriginGerman Laparoskopie →
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Meanings

nounlaparoscopy (plural laparoscopies)

plural laparoscopies

  1. medicineExamination of the loins or abdomen, now specifically examination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity using a laparoscope.

    Near-synonym: laparoscopic surgery

    1 more example

    I was told my whole life it's just part of being a woman. Finally a new gynecologist (a man) asked the right questions and after a laparoscopy and endometriosis diagnosis, he called me Wonder Woman because he couldn't imagine the pain I had endured.

    2026 September 10, u/WokeUpInMadrid, “Why do people downplay period cramp pain?”, in r/NoStupidQuestions (Reddit post), archived from the original on 10 Sep 2026

    Synonyms: laparoscopic surgery

Synonyms & antonyms

nounExamination of the loins or abdomen, now specifically examination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity using a laparoscope.

Similar
laparoscopic surgery
Also see
keyhole surgery

Origin

  1. GermanLaparoskopie
  2. Englishlaparoscopy

From laparo- (“flank”) + -scopy, after German Laparoskopie.

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Translations

Afrikaans laparoskopie
  • laparoskopieexamination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity
Arabic تنظير البطن
  • تنظير البطن (tanzir al-batn)examination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity
Bulgarian лапароскопи́я
  • лапароскопи́я (laparoskopíja)examination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity
Catalan laparoscòpia
  • laparoscòpiaexamination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity
Chinese Mandarin 腹腔鏡檢查 /腹腔镜检查
  • 腹腔鏡檢查 /腹腔镜检查 (fùqiāngjìng jiǎnchá)examination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity
Czech laparoskopie
  • laparoskopieexamination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity
Danish laparoskopi
  • laparoskopiexamination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity
Dutch laparoscopie
  • laparoscopieexamination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity
Finnish laparoskopia
  • laparoskopiaexamination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity
French laparoscopie
  • laparoscopieexamination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity
German Bauchspiegelung, Laparoskopie
  • Bauchspiegelungexamination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity
  • Laparoskopieexamination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity
Greek λαπαροσκόπηση, λαπαροσκοπία
  • λαπαροσκόπηση (laparoskópisi)examination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity
  • λαπαροσκοπία (laparoskopía)examination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity
Hebrew לַפָּרוֹסְקוֹפְּיָה
  • לַפָּרוֹסְקוֹפְּיָה (laparoskopia)examination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity
Hungarian laparoszkópia
  • laparoszkópiaexamination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity
Icelandic kviðsjáraðgerð
  • kviðsjáraðgerðexamination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity
Indonesian laparoskopi
  • laparoskopiexamination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity
Irish laparascópacht
  • laparascópachtexamination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity
Japanese 腹腔鏡
  • 腹腔鏡 (fukukōkyō)examination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity
Latvian laparoskopija
  • laparoskopijaexamination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity
Lithuanian laparoskopija
  • laparoskopijaexamination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity
Norwegian Bokmål laparoskopi
  • laparoskopiexamination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity
Polish laparoskopia
  • laparoskopiaexamination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity
Portuguese laparoscopia
  • laparoscopiaexamination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity
Romanian laparoscopie
  • laparoscopieexamination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity
Russian лапароскопи́я
  • лапароскопи́я (laparoskopíja)examination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity
Slovak laparoskopia
  • laparoskopiaexamination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity
Spanish laparoscopia, laparoscopía
  • laparoscopiaexamination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity
  • laparoscopíaexamination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity
Swedish laparoskopi, laparoskopisk kirurgi
  • laparoskopiexamination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity
  • laparoskopisk kirurgiexamination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity
Tamil லப்பிரச்கொப்பி
  • லப்பிரச்கொப்பி (lappirackoppi)examination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity
Turkish laparoskopi
  • laparoskopiexamination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity
Ukrainian лапароскопі́я
  • лапароскопі́я (laparoskopíja)examination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity
Vietnamese nội soi ổ bụng
  • nội soi ổ bụngexamination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with laparoscopy

colonoscopyabdominoscopyanoscopyanthroposcopyesophagogastroduodenoscopygonioscopyperitoneoscopyradioscopyretinoscopytracheoscopy
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Cite this entry
APA

laparoscopy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laparoscopy

MLA

“laparoscopy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laparoscopy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “laparoscopy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laparoscopy.

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