laparoscopies

noun

laparotomy performed with a laparoscope that makes a small incision to examine the abdominal cavity (especially the ovaries and Fallopian tubes)

Roots

laparalaparo- · Greek · flank, abdomen skopeinscop- · Greek · to look at, examine ia-ies · Greek · process (plural)

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The word laparoscopies breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: laparo, from Greek lapara (“flank, abdomen”); scop, from Greek skopein (“to look at, examine”); and -ies, from Greek ia (“process (plural)”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.