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腹腔鏡手術 (ふくくうきょうしゅじゅつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

腹ふく腔くう鏡きょう手しゅ術じゅつ

also: ふくこうきょうしゅじゅつ · ふっこうきょうしゅじゅつ

Meanings

1

noun

laparoscopic surgery; laparoscopy

medicine

Medical term for minimally invasive surgery using a laparoscope.

腹ふく腔くう鏡きょう手しゅ術じゅつは開かい腹ふく手しゅ術じゅつより回かい復ふくが早はやい。
Laparoscopic surgery has a faster recovery than open surgery.
胆たん嚢のう摘てき出しゅつは腹ふく腔くう鏡きょう手しゅ術じゅつで行おこなわれることが多おおい。
Gallbladder removal is often performed via laparoscopic surgery.

Written forms

腹腔鏡手術
- ふくくうきょうしゅじゅつ
  Standard kanji spelling for this medical term.
- ふくこうきょうしゅじゅつ
  Alternate reading; ふくくうきょうしゅじゅつ is more common.
- ふっこうきょうしゅじゅつ
  Rare contracted reading; may be encountered in fast speech but not standard.
ふくこうきょうしゅじゅつ
ふっこうきょうしゅじゅつ

Kanji

腹

abdomen, belly, stomach

腔body cavity

鏡mirror, speculum, barrel-head

手hand

術art, technique, skill

Similar words

開かい腹ふく手しゅ術じゅつ
Open surgery, contrasted with laparoscopic surgery as a more invasive traditional method.
内ない視し鏡きょう手しゅ術じゅつ
Endoscopic surgery; a broader term that includes laparoscopy but also other endoscopic procedures.

Etymology

Compound of 腹腔 (abdominal cavity), 鏡 (scope), and 手術 (surgery). A modern medical term.