- microsurgery
- noun Date: 1926 minute dissection or manipulation (as by a micromanipulator or laser beam) of living structures or tissue • microsurgical adjective
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microsurgery
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Microsurgery — Intervention MeSH D008866 Microsurgery is a general term for surgery requiring an operating microscope. The most obvious developments have been procedures developed to allow anastomosis of s … Wikipedia
microsurgery — (n.) 1927, from MICRO (Cf. micro ) + SURGERY (Cf. surgery) … Etymology dictionary
microsurgery — ► NOUN ▪ intricate surgery performed using miniaturized instruments and a microscope … English terms dictionary
microsurgery — [mī′krōsʉr΄jər ē] n. surgery performed while viewing through a microscope and using minute instruments or laser beams microsurgical adj … English World dictionary
microsurgery — microsurgical, adj. /muy kroh serr jeuh ree, muy kroh serr /, n. any of various surgical procedures performed under magnification and with small specialized instruments, permitting very delicate operations, as the reconnection of severed blood… … Universalium
microsurgery — 1. adjective Relating to techniques of surgery on very small or delicate parts of the body. 2. noun Surgical procedures that are very small. Reattaching his severed finger required microsurgery to suture together the tiny blood vessels … Wiktionary
microsurgery — [[t]ma͟ɪkroʊsɜ͟ː(r)ʤəri[/t]] N UNCOUNT Microsurgery is a form of surgery where doctors repair or remove parts of the body that are so small that they can only be seen clearly using a microscope … English dictionary
microsurgery — Surgical procedures performed under the magnification of a surgical microscope. * * * mi·cro·sur·gery .mī krō sərj (ə )rē n, pl ger·ies minute dissection or manipulation (as by a micromanipulator or laser beam) of living structures (as cells or… … Medical dictionary
microsurgery — mi|cro|sur|ge|ry [ˈmaıkrəuˌsə:dʒəri US krouˌsə:r ] n [U] medical treatment in which a part of someone s body is repaired or removed using very small instruments or ↑lasers … Dictionary of contemporary English
microsurgery — mi|cro|sur|ger|y [ ,maıkrəu sɜrdʒəri ] noun uncount MEDICAL medical operations that are done using very small pieces of equipment and a very powerful MICROSCOPE ╾ mi|cro|sur|gi|cal adjective … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
