Keyhole surgery
noun
1.
surgery carried out through a very small incision
noun
any surgical procedure done with a fiber-optic video device and lasers or tiny instruments within a very small incision; also called laparoscopic surgery , minimally invasive surgery
Usage Note
medicine
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