Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laparoscopically

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.50 in modern English

Syllables: la-paro-scop-i-cal-ly
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

By means of laparoscopy.

Example Sentences

"The two flat-screen monitors worked perfectly, on the other hand, affording a full-color, high-definition view of the first patient’s gallbladder, which Dr. Gawande and a surgical resident, Siva Raja, proceeded to remove laparoscopically, after first inserting a fiber-optic camera through a tiny incision in the patient’s abdomen."
"Doctors can perform prostatectomies in one of three different ways: perineally, retropubically, or laparoscopically."

Etymology

From laparoscopic + -ally.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: laparoscopic

Questions

What does laparoscopically mean?: By means of laparoscopy.
Where does laparoscopically come from?: From laparoscopic + -ally.

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