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Laparoscopy vs Colonoscopy - What's the difference?

laparoscopy | colonoscopy |

In medicine terms the difference between laparoscopy and colonoscopy

is that laparoscopy is examination of the loins or abdomen, now specifically examination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity using a laparoscope while colonoscopy is the examination of the colon using a colonoscope.

laparoscopy

English

(laparoscopic surgery)

Noun

(laparoscopies)
  • (medicine) Examination of the loins or abdomen, now specifically examination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity using a laparoscope.

    • Synonyms

    * laparoscopic surgery

    colonoscopy

    English

    (wikipedia colonoscopy)

    Noun

    (colonoscopies)
  • (medicine) The examination of the colon using a colonoscope.

    • Hypernyms

    * endoscopy

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