A person who cuts, polishes, engraves, or deals in gems. / The field in which such a person works, a subfield of gemology. / The process of such work.

Pertaining to gems and precious stones, or the art of working them. / Suitable for inscriptions; efficient, stately, concise; embodying the refinement and precision characteristic of stone-cutting.

The northern parts of Scandinavia and Finland with the Kola Peninsula in Russia, traditionally inhabited by the Sami people. / A region in northern Finland.

A temporary failure; a slip. / A decline or fall in standards. / A pause in continuity. / An interval of time between events. / A termination of a right etc., through disuse or neglect.

(intransitive) To fall away gradually; to subside. / (intransitive) To fall into error or heresy. / To slip into a bad habit that one is trying to avoid. / (intransitive) To become void.

A thin endoscope that may be inserted through a small incision in the abdominal wall.

laparoscopy

Of, relating to, or using laparoscopy or a laparoscope.

(medicine) Examination of the loins or abdomen, now specifically examination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity using a laparoscope.

(photography) of or relating to a technique in which exposures are taken at fewer intervals than usual so that, on playback, a naturally slow process may be viewed at an accelerated pace