also: ふくこうきょう · ふっこうきょう
noun
laparoscope
Medical instrument used for laparoscopic surgery; a type of endoscope for examining the abdominal cavity.
腹腔鏡を使った手術は、開腹手術より傷が小さい。
Surgery using a laparoscope leaves smaller scars than open surgery.
Standard kanji spelling for the medical instrument.
Alternate reading; ふくくうきょう is more common.
Rare contracted reading.
内視鏡 is a general term for endoscopes; 腹腔鏡 specifically refers to those used in the abdominal cavity.
Compound of 腹腔 (abdominal cavity) + 鏡 (mirror/scope).