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peritoneoscopy

noun

Examination of the abdominal cavity using a narrow instrument inserted through a small incision in the peritoneum.

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Meanings

nounperitoneoscopy (countable and uncountable, plural peritoneoscopies)

plural peritoneoscopies

countabledateduncountablemedicineExamination of the abdominal cavity using a narrow instrument inserted through a small incision in the peritoneum.
Decker had just introduced his culdoscope and was advocating culdoscopy. I actually saw two peritoneoscopies during training but it had not achieved wide use.
1951 July, Richard D. Reekie, “Critical Analysis of Recent Advances in Gynecology”, in Northwest Medicine, volume 50, number 7, Portland, Ore.: Northwest Medical Publishing Association, page 508

Origin

From peritoneo- + -scopy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with peritoneoscopy

colonoscopy laparoscopy abdominoscopy anoscopy anthroposcopy esophagogastroduodenoscopy gonioscopy radioscopy retinoscopy tracheoscopy

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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