microsurgery
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- noun
- /ˌmaɪkroʊˈsɜrʤəri/
- Specialized
- The patency of the microvascular anastomosis is paramount for flap survival in microsurgery (1).
Examples
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Laryngoscopy (with Kleinsasser instruments) and microsurgery were performed under general anesthesia during the following week.
Academic text (1998) -
Dr. Bayley is outstanding in microsurgery.
Fiction book (1990) -
The really tricky part is the microsurgery.
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They were originally designed for microsurgery.
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Although these possibilities are just beginning to be explored, many of them will undoubtedly lie in miniaturization and microsurgery.
Academic text (1998) -
The argon laser presents the optimal precision required for microsurgery.
Academic text (1996) -
As soon as she was lucid, Dr. Carpenter told her that her tubes appeared so scarred that microsurgery was totally out of the question.
Fiction book (1991) -
Examples of surgical treatments include tubal microsurgery, catheterization, or cannulation.
Academic text (2015) -
Spontaneous recovery for infants with OPBI is variable (30% to 80%) (5), and infants who do not recover spontaneously may undergo microsurgery to repair the damaged plexus.
Academic text (2015) -
The surgeon carefully performed microsurgery to repair the delicate nerves in the patient's hand.
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Etymology
Microsurgery combines the prefix micro- meaning 'small' and surgery meaning 'an operation', so it is surgery done on very small parts of the body. Think of a microscope and very fine tools; surgeons use them to repair tiny blood vessels and nerves.