Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
microsurgery Audio
mi·cro·sur·ger·y [ mahy-kroh-sur-juh-ree, mahy-kroh-sur- ]
Subclass of:
Operative Surgical Procedures; Micromanipulation
Definitions related to microsurgery:
  • Surgical procedure performed under a microscope using extremely small instruments; before 1993, was a use term under DISSECTION.
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    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The performance of surgical procedures with the aid of a microscope.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Microsurgery, the specialized surgical technique of observing through a compound microscope when operating on minute structures of the human body. Microsurgery has made possible significant advances in surgery on humans, especially in delicate operations on the inner ear, eye, brain, and nerve...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
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