Ma'anar ƙamus na laparoscopy hanya ce ta likitanci wacce ta ƙunshi bincikar ciki ta hanyar amfani da laparoscope, wanda shine sirara, bututu mai sassauƙa tare da haske da kamara a makale da shi. Yawancin lokaci ana yin wannan hanya a ƙarƙashin maganin sa barci na gabaɗaya kuma yana buƙatar ƙananan ɓangarorin cikin ciki don shigar da laparoscope da sauran kayan aikin. Ana amfani da Laparoscopy don dalilai na bincike, kamar bincika ciwon ciki, rashin haihuwa, ko girma mara kyau, da kuma hanyoyin tiyata, ciki har da cire appendix, gallbladder, ko gabobin haihuwa.