microsurgery

noun

mi·​cro·​sur·​gery ˌmī-krō-ˈsərj-rē 

-ˈsər-jə-

: minute dissection or manipulation (as by a micromanipulator or laser beam) of living structures or tissue

microsurgical

ˌmī-krō-ˈsər-ji-kəl 

adjective

Examples of microsurgery in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The bypass is done through microsurgery using instruments as thin as a strand of hair, Wo said. —Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2025

Carty is an expert in the field of microsurgery, which involves especially fine work, including the reattachment of vessels that can be smaller than a millimetre in diameter. —Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024

That accomplishment inspired Levin's lab to use microsurgery to remove live skin stem cells from an African clawed frog and nudge them together in water. —Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024

The operating microscope is a critical element in microsurgery, offering high magnification (15-40x) and precise control over the surgical area. —The Doctors Clinic, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for microsurgery

• cryosurgery
• neurosurgery
• psychosurgery
• perjury
• surgery
• radiosurgery

Medical Definition

microsurgery

noun

mi·​cro·​sur·​gery ˌmī-krō-ˈsərj-(ə-)rē 

plural microsurgeries

: minute dissection or manipulation (as by a micromanipulator or laser beam) of living structures (as cells or tissues) for surgical or experimental purposes

microsurgical

-ˈsər-ji-kəl 

adjective

microsurgically

-ji-k(ə-)lē 

adverb