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
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Carty is an expert in the field of microsurgery, which involves especially fine work, including the reattachment of vessels that can be smaller than a millimetre in diameter.
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Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 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, 1 Feb. 2024
The operating microscope is a critical element in microsurgery, offering high magnification (15-40x) and precise control over the surgical area.
—The Doctors Clinic, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024
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
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Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 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, 1 Feb. 2024
The operating microscope is a critical element in microsurgery, offering high magnification (15-40x) and precise control over the surgical area.
—The Doctors Clinic, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024
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
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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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