Microsurgery

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Surgery on minute body structures or cells performed with the aid of a microscope and other specialized instruments, such as a micromanipulator.
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  • adj. Relating to techniques of surgery on very small or delicate parts of the body.
  • n. Surgical procedures that are very small.
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  • n. surgery using operating microscopes and miniaturized precision instruments to perform intricate procedures on very small structures
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    operation    surgical procedure    surgical process    surgery    surgical operation   
    Hyponym
    robotic telesurgery   
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