noun
- the performance of surgery or other procedures on very small structures using microscopes and miniaturized instruments
Usage: medical; technical
Examples
- The surgeon specialized in micrurgy to repair damaged blood vessels.
- Micrurgy techniques allow doctors to operate on individual cells.
- The development of micrurgy has revolutionized eye surgery.
- She studied micrurgy to perform delicate nerve repairs.
- Modern micrurgy requires extremely steady hands and precise instruments.