Laparoscopic describes an examination or an operation done with a laparoscope: a thin tube with a tiny camera, put into the body through a small cut, usually in the belly. The doctor looks at the organs on a screen instead of making a large opening. Everyday English also calls this keyhole surgery.

Laparoscopic describes an examination or an operation done with a laparoscopelaparoscopic用來形容用laparoscope（腹腔鏡）做的檢查或手術: a thin tube with a tiny camera一根前端有小攝影機的細管, put into the body through a small cut經由一個小切口伸進體內, usually in the belly通常是在腹部。The doctor looks at the organs on a screen醫生透過螢幕看器官, instead of making a large opening而不用開一個大切口。Everyday English also calls this日常英文也把這種手術叫做 keyhole surgerykeyhole surgery（鎖孔手術）。

It is a hospital word, a little technical, but patients hear it all the time: laparoscopic gallbladder surgery, laparoscopic tools. The ending -ic makes an adjective, so it needs a noun beside it: a laparoscopic operation. The name of the procedure itself is laparoscopy.

It is a hospital word, a little technical這是個醫院用詞，有點專業, but patients hear it all the time但病人常常聽到: laparoscopic gallbladder surgery, laparoscopic toolslaparoscopic gallbladder surgery（腹腔鏡膽囊手術）、laparoscopic tools（腹腔鏡器械）。The ending -ic makes an adjective字尾-ic讓它變成形容詞, so it needs a noun beside it所以旁邊要有名詞: a laparoscopic operationa laparoscopic operation。The name of the procedure itself is這個手術本身的名稱是 laparoscopylaparoscopy（腹腔鏡手術）。

Recovery is often faster than with a big open cut, though actually it is still real surgery.

Recovery恢復 than比 with a big open cut大切口手術 is often faster通常更快, though actually不過 it is still real surgery它終究還是真正的手術。