microsurgery

mi·cro·sur·ger·y

 (mī′krō-sûr′jə-rē)

n. pl. mi·cro·sur·ger·ies

Surgery on minute body structures or cells performed with the aid of a microscope and other specialized instruments, such as a micromanipulator.

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mi′cro·sur′gi·cal (-jĭ-kəl) adj.

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microsurgery

(ˌmaɪkrəʊˈsɜːdʒərɪ)

n

(Surgery) intricate surgery performed on cells, tissues, etc, using a specially designed operating microscope and miniature precision instruments

ˌmicroˈsurgical adj

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mi•cro•sur•ger•y

(ˈmaɪ kroʊˌsɜr dʒə ri, ˌmaɪ kroʊˈsɜr-)

n.

any of various surgical procedures performed under magnification and with small specialized instruments.

[1925–30]

mi′cro•sur`geon, n.

mi`cro•sur′gi•cal, adj.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

microsurgery - surgery using operating microscopes and miniaturized precision instruments to perform intricate procedures on very small structures surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery" robotic telesurgery - microsurgery in which the surgeon performs surgery by manipulating the hands of a robot

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Translations

microchirurgia

microsurgery

[ˌmaɪkrəʊˈsɜːdʒərɪ] N → microcirugía f

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microsurgery

[ˌmaɪkrəʊˈsɜː^rdʒəri] n → microchirurgie f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

mi·cro·sur·ger·y

n. microcirugía, operación efectuada con el uso de microscopios quirúrgicos e instrumentos minúsculos de precisión.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

microsurgery

n microcirugía

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