laparoscopic knot

lap·a·ro·scop·ic knot

a knot created intracorporally through a laparoscopic instrument. The knot itself may be tied extracorporally and passed into the body through a cannula, or the knot may be both placed and tied intracorporally.

lap·a·ro·scop·ic knot

(lap'ă-rŏ-skop'ik not) Although placed intracorporally through a laparoscopic instrument, such a knot may be tied extracorporally and passed into the body through a cannula, or the knot may be both placed and tied intracorporally.