microsurgery
1Microsurgery — 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 …
2microsurgery — (n.) 1927, from MICRO (Cf. micro ) + SURGERY (Cf. surgery) …
3microsurgery — ► NOUN ▪ intricate surgery performed using miniaturized instruments and a microscope …
4microsurgery — [mī′krōsʉr΄jər ē] n. surgery performed while viewing through a microscope and using minute instruments or laser beams microsurgical adj …
5microsurgery — 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… …
6microsurgery — 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 …
7microsurgery — [[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 …
8microsurgery — noun Date: 1926 minute dissection or manipulation (as by a micromanipulator or laser beam) of living structures or tissue • microsurgical adjective …
9microsurgery — 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… …
10microsurgery — 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 …