laparoscopy
/ˌlæpəˈrɑskəpi/
noun
- A medical procedure in which a thin, lighted tube with a camera is inserted through small cuts in the abdomen to examine or treat organs.
- The doctor used laparoscopy to look at her ovaries.
- He had a laparoscopy to find the cause of his abdominal pain.
- Laparoscopy is often preferred because it leaves smaller scars.