peritoneoscopy /peri·to·ne·os·co·py/ (-to″ne-os´kah-pe) laparoscopy.
peritoneoscopy
per·i·to·ne·os·co·py (p r  -tn- - s k -p)n. Internal examination of the peritoneum with a peritoneoscope passed through an incision in the abdominal wall. Also called celioscopy, ventroscopy. |
peritoneoscopy
[-tō′nē·os′kəpē]
Etymology: Gk, peri + teinein + skopein, to view
the use of an endoscope to inspect the peritoneum through a stab incision in the abdominal wall.
peritoneoscopy
visual examination of the organs of the abdominal (peritoneal) cavity with a peritoneoscope.
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