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
microsurgical
ˌmī-krō-ˈsər-ji-kəl
adjective 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The days of using a paper clip to perform microsurgery to extract a tiny SIM card from a little tray in your iPhone may be coming to an end. 
Catherine Thorbecke, CNN, 9 Sep. 2022 Nevertheless, the procedure itself began to improve in the ’80s with the gradual advancement of microsurgery. New York Times, 10 May 2022 The enormous increase in free-flap breast surgeries — arguably itself a form of gender-affirming care — advanced microsurgery’s sophistication, allowing the modern phalloplasty to be born. New York Times, 10 May 2022 Next, Barsody plans to recruit another colleague, ophthalmologist Eric Ledbetter, to extract DNA from the mummy’s surviving soft tissue through endoscopic microsurgery. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2022 After inspecting the mummy, Ledbetter confirmed such a procedure could be done though endoscopic microsurgery, Gleach said. Maxime Tamsett, CNN, 1 May 2022 Says Dr Jonquille Chantrey, who specializes extensively in aesthetic medical procedures and founded ØNE aesthetic studiø with over 10 years of plastic and cosmetic surgery experience in microsurgery, breast, facial surgery and burns reconstruction. Angela Lei, Forbes, 22 June 2021 Recently, Josh Bongard, a computer scientist at the University of Vermont, designed a computer model in which small robotic cubes connect, creating microrobots that might someday clean up toxic waste or perform microsurgery. Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 3 May 2021 Other bits of architectural microsurgery quiet the tower on the skyline, slightly. New York Times, 27 Apr. 2021 See More
Catherine Thorbecke, CNN, 9 Sep. 2022 Nevertheless, the procedure itself began to improve in the ’80s with the gradual advancement of microsurgery. New York Times, 10 May 2022 The enormous increase in free-flap breast surgeries — arguably itself a form of gender-affirming care — advanced microsurgery’s sophistication, allowing the modern phalloplasty to be born. New York Times, 10 May 2022 Next, Barsody plans to recruit another colleague, ophthalmologist Eric Ledbetter, to extract DNA from the mummy’s surviving soft tissue through endoscopic microsurgery. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2022 After inspecting the mummy, Ledbetter confirmed such a procedure could be done though endoscopic microsurgery, Gleach said. Maxime Tamsett, CNN, 1 May 2022 Says Dr Jonquille Chantrey, who specializes extensively in aesthetic medical procedures and founded ØNE aesthetic studiø with over 10 years of plastic and cosmetic surgery experience in microsurgery, breast, facial surgery and burns reconstruction. Angela Lei, Forbes, 22 June 2021 Recently, Josh Bongard, a computer scientist at the University of Vermont, designed a computer model in which small robotic cubes connect, creating microrobots that might someday clean up toxic waste or perform microsurgery. Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 3 May 2021 Other bits of architectural microsurgery quiet the tower on the skyline, slightly. New York Times, 27 Apr. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1926, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
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