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micromanipulation

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micromanipulation /mi·cro·ma·nip·u·la·tion/ (mi″kro-mah-nip″u-la´shun) surgery, injection, or other procedures done with a micromanipulator.
mi·cro·ma·nip·u·la·tion (mkr-m-npy-lshn)
n.
The manipulation of minute instruments and needles under a microscope in order to perform delicate procedures, such as microsurgery.

micromanipulation
[-mənip′yəlā′shən]
surgical displacement or dissection of very small tissues by using either miniature instruments or mechanical devices that translate large motions into smaller movements.

micromanipulation
the performance of surgery, injections, dissections, etc., by means of micromanipulators.


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