n, pl  -pies  1  :  visual examination of the inside of the abdomen by means of a laparoscope - called also peritoneoscopy   2  :  an operation involving laparoscopy (as a cholecystectomy or tubal ligation) lap*a*ro*scop*ic adj lap*a*ro*scop*i*cal*ly adv 
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  lap·a·ro·scope 
 
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