retroperitoneoscopic

adjective

Describing posterior (rather than the normal anterior) transperitoneal laparoscopic techniques

OriginAncient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō) ← Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai ← Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti →
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Meanings

adjectiveretroperitoneoscopic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineDescribing posterior (rather than the normal anterior) transperitoneal laparoscopic techniques

    The retroperitoneoscopic technique was performed as described by the same team previously[20 ].

    2016 February 18, “Retroperitoneal Laparoscopic Management of Paraganglioma: A Single Institute Experience”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Latinretrō
  4. Englishretro-
  5. Englishperitoneo-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  8. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  9. Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
  10. Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
  11. Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
  12. Englishretroperitoneoscopic

From retro- + peritoneo- + -scopic.

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