Microsurgery

microsurgery /mi·cro·sur·gery/ (-sur´je-re) dissection of minute structures under the microscope by means of hand-held instruments.microsur´gical

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mi·cro·sur·ger·y (mkr-sûrj-r)

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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Microsurgery

Surgery on small body structures or cells performed with the aid of a microscope and other specialized instruments.

Mentioned in: General Surgery

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microsurgery,

n surgery that involves microdissection and micromanipulation of tissues, usually accomplished with the aid of a binocular microscopic instrument.

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microsurgery

dissection of minute structures under the microscope, with the use of extremely small instruments.

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microsurgery Surgery A surgical procedure performed with the aid of a low-power–7x to 15x microscope, using special equipment, surgical thread, clamps, scalpels, to repair severed blood vessels or nerves or other structures. See Free flap microsurgery, Laryngeal microsurgery.