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ce·li·os·co·py or chiefly Brit coe·li·os·co·py .sē-lē-'äs-kə-pē n, pl -pies examination of the abdominal cavity by surgical insertion of an endoscope through the abdominal wall
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ce·li·os·co·py (se″le-osґkə-pe) laparoscopy.Medical dictionary. 2011.