腹腔镜
fùqiāngjìng
The English word "laparoscopic" is translated into Mandarin as 腹腔镜 (fùqiāngjìng).
腹腔镜 is an adjective relating to laparoscopy. In a medical context, if you want to describe a procedure being performed laparoscopically, you often add the particle 下 after the word to form 腹腔镜下 (under laparoscopy/laparoscopically). To specifically say "laparoscopic surgery", you append 手术 directly to the noun to form 腹腔镜手术.
Meaning: relating to laparoscopy (adj)
What does it mean word for word?
The term is composed of 腹 (abdomen), 腔 (cavity) and 镜 (mirror/lens/scope).
How do you pronounce it?
fùqiāngjìng
Did you know?
- The character 镜 (jìng) is used in the poetic idiom 镜花水月, which describes a 'flower in the mirror and moon in the water' to represent an unattainable illusion.
- In non-medical contexts, the character 腔 (qiāng) refers to a person's 'accent' or 'tone of voice', as seen in the word 腔调 (qiāngdiào).
- Chinese doctors often use a clinical shorthand by dropping the middle character 腔 (qiāng), referring to the procedure simply as 腹镜 (fùjìng).
Examples in context
- 他的腹腔镜手术非常成功。His laparoscopic surgery was very successful.
- 我妈妈最近做了个腔镜手术，恢复得很快。My mom recently underwent a laparoscopic surgery and recovered quickly.
- 医生建议进行腹镜手术以减少创伤。The doctor suggested undergoing laparoscopic surgery to minimize trauma.
- 医生建议做腹腔镜手术。Yīshēng jiànyì zuò fùqiāngjìng shǒushù.The doctor suggests doing laparoscopic surgery.
- 这是一种腹腔镜检查。Zhè shì yī zhǒng fùqiāngjìng jiǎnchá.This is a type of laparoscopic examination.
- 腹腔镜微创技术很先进。Fùqiāngjìng wēichuàng jìshù hěn xiānjìn.Laparoscopic minimally invasive technology is very advanced.
Example conversation
A woman is asking her husband about his recent medical procedure.
- 欣怡 Xinyi你做的是腹腔镜手术吗？Nǐ zuò de shì fùqiāngjìng shǒushù ma?Did you have laparoscopic surgery?
- 伟 Wei是的，医生用了腹腔镜。Shì de, yīshēng yòng le fùqiāngjìng.Yes, the doctor used a laparoscope.
- 欣怡 Xinyi伤口疼吗？Shāngkǒu téng ma?Does the wound hurt?
- 伟 Wei不怎么疼，恢复很快。Bù zěnme téng, huīfù hěn kuài.It doesn't hurt much, and recovery is fast.
