- micropuncture
- noun Date: 1948 an extremely small puncture (as of a nephron); also an act of making a micropuncture
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micropuncture — ˌ noun Etymology: micr + puncture : an extremely small puncture a micropuncture of the nephron also : an act of making such a puncture … Useful english dictionary
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micropuncture — mi·cro·puncture … English syllables
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