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
Examples of microsurgery in a Sentence
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The operating microscope is a critical element in microsurgery, offering high magnification (15-40x) and precise control over the surgical area.
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The Doctors Clinic, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 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, 21 Sep. 2020
That would result in surgeons not getting paid for this specialized surgery, and these surgeons would be less likely to offer the complex eight-hour microsurgery.
—Paige Stables, Allure, 22 Nov. 2023
Imagine a robot so small that thousands can be injected through the tip of a needle—aiding microsurgery, cleaning bacteria from surfaces, or exploring worlds at a new scale.
—Alberto Lucas LÓpez, National Geographic, 25 Jan. 2023
Now imagine bringing that technology to life, but instead of moving meddlesome space ships, terrestrial tractor beams would perform touchless assembly, microsurgery or deliver drugs directly to the body part that needs them.
—Janine Anderson, Discover Magazine, 27 Oct. 2015
The days of using a paper clip to perform microsurgery to extract a tiny SIM card from a little tray in your iPhone may be coming to an end.
—Catherine Thorbecke, CNN, 9 Sep. 2022
Nevertheless, the procedure itself began to improve in the ’80s with the gradual advancement of microsurgery.
—New York Times, 10 May 2022
The enormous increase in free-flap breast surgeries — arguably itself a form of gender-affirming care — advanced microsurgery’s sophistication, allowing the modern phalloplasty to be born.
—New York Times, 10 May 2022
The Doctors Clinic, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 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, 21 Sep. 2020
That would result in surgeons not getting paid for this specialized surgery, and these surgeons would be less likely to offer the complex eight-hour microsurgery.
—Paige Stables, Allure, 22 Nov. 2023
Imagine a robot so small that thousands can be injected through the tip of a needle—aiding microsurgery, cleaning bacteria from surfaces, or exploring worlds at a new scale.
—Alberto Lucas LÓpez, National Geographic, 25 Jan. 2023
Now imagine bringing that technology to life, but instead of moving meddlesome space ships, terrestrial tractor beams would perform touchless assembly, microsurgery or deliver drugs directly to the body part that needs them.
—Janine Anderson, Discover Magazine, 27 Oct. 2015
The days of using a paper clip to perform microsurgery to extract a tiny SIM card from a little tray in your iPhone may be coming to an end.
—Catherine Thorbecke, CNN, 9 Sep. 2022
Nevertheless, the procedure itself began to improve in the ’80s with the gradual advancement of microsurgery.
—New York Times, 10 May 2022
The enormous increase in free-flap breast surgeries — arguably itself a form of gender-affirming care — advanced microsurgery’s sophistication, allowing the modern phalloplasty to be born.
—New York Times, 10 May 2022
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First Known Use
1926, in the meaning defined above
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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
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