Definition of microsurgery
:minute dissection or manipulation (as by a micromanipulator or laser beam) of living structures or tissue
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Beyond cataract surgery, eye specialists perform a long list of procedures, like eyelid and retinal repairs, corneal grafts, and microsurgery involving tiny needles and thread that allow precise suturing of perforating wounds.
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Name: Dr. Miguel A. Medina III New position: Director of microsurgery at Miami Cancer Institute, a part of Baptist Health South Florida.
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Name: Dr. Miguel A. Medina III New position: Director of microsurgery at Miami Cancer Institute, a part of Baptist Health South Florida.
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Da Vinci, a robot nurse, is designed to assist with urological microsurgery.
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First Known Use of microsurgery
1926
Medical Dictionary
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mi·cro·sur·gery
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medical Definition of microsurgery
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
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