In medicine terms the difference between endoscopy and laparoscopy
is that endoscopy is the examination of a bodily orifice, canal or organ using an endoscope while laparoscopy is examination of the loins or abdomen, now specifically examination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity using a laparoscope.
endoscopy
Noun
(endoscopies)
(medicine) the examination of a bodily orifice, canal or organ using an endoscope
Hyponyms
* esophagogastroduodenoscopy
* gastroscopy
* colonoscopy
* See also
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
