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loop electrosurgical excision procedure  listen  (loop ee-LEK-troh-SER-jih-kul ek-SIH-zhun proh-SEE-jer)

  A technique that uses electric current passed through a thin wire loop to remove abnormal tissue. Also called LEEP and loop excision.