microsurgery

mi·cro·sur·ger·y  (mkr-sûrj-r)

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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micro·surgi·cal (-j-kl) adj.

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microsurgery

Noun

intricate surgery performed using a special microscope and miniature precision instruments

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microsurgery  (mkr-sûrj-r)

Surgery on tiny body structures or cells that is performed with the aid of a microscope and other specialized instruments, such as a laser.

Thesaurus

Noun

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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