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Surgery using a fibre-optic laparoscope through a small incision, either for examination or treatment
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keyhole surgery — noun Surgery using endoscopes, etc, performed through small incisions • • • Main Entry: ↑key * * * ˌkeyhole ˈsurgery [keyhole surgery] noun uncountable ( … Useful english dictionary
keyhole surgery — ► NOUN ▪ minimally invasive surgery carried out through a very small incision … English terms dictionary
keyhole surgery — n [U] medical operations done through a very small hole in the body … Dictionary of contemporary English
keyhole surgery — N UNCOUNT Keyhole surgery is a surgical technique in which the surgeon inserts the instruments through small cuts in the patient s body, using as a guide an image provided by equipment inserted into the patient s body. [TECHNICAL] … English dictionary
keyhole surgery — see minimally invasive surgery … Medical dictionary
keyhole surgery — noun minimally invasive surgery carried out through a very small incision, with special instruments and techniques including fibre optics … English new terms dictionary
keyhole surgery — see minimally invasive surgery … The new mediacal dictionary
keyhole surgery — /ˈkihoʊl sɜdʒəri/ (say keehohl serjuhree) noun surgery performed using very small incisions and fibre optics to provide direct vision …
keyhole surgery — noun (U) a medical operation that is done through a very small hole in the body … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
keyhole surgery — UK / US noun [uncountable] British a type of medical operation which is performed through a very small hole in a person s body, using very small electronic cameras … English dictionary
