Dictionary

microsurgery en · ADJ

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Etymology

Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-ōr Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhər Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír) Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *worǵós Proto-Hellenic *-worgós Ancient Greek -ουργός (-ourgós) Ancient Greek χειρουργός (kheirourgós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek χειρουργέω (kheirourgéō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek χειρουργίᾱ̆ (kheirourgíā̆)bor. Latin chīrūrgiader. Old French surgie Old French surgeriebor. Middle English surgerie English surgery English microsurgery From micro- + surgery.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Relating to techniques of surgery on very small or delicate parts of the body.

microsurgery en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-ōr Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhər Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír) Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *worǵós Proto-Hellenic *-worgós Ancient Greek -ουργός (-ourgós) Ancient Greek χειρουργός (kheirourgós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek χειρουργέω (kheirourgéō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek χειρουργίᾱ̆ (kheirourgíā̆)bor. Latin chīrūrgiader. Old French surgie Old French surgeriebor. Middle English surgerie English surgery English microsurgery From micro- + surgery.

Meanings

1. Surgical procedures that are very small.
   • Reattaching his severed finger required microsurgery to suture together the tiny blood vessels.

Forms

Deriveds

laryngomicrosurgery · supramicrosurgery · supermicrosurgery · phonomicrosurgery

Translations (9)

ru мѝкрохирурги́я (surgical procedures that are very small) · fr microchirurgie (surgical procedures that are very small) · cmn 顯微外科 /显微外科 (surgical procedures that are very small) · az mikrocərrahiyyə (surgical procedures that are very small) · sv mikrokirurgi (surgical procedures that are very small) · tr mikrocerrahi (surgical procedures that are very small) · es microcirugía (surgical procedures that are very small) · fi mikrokirurgia (surgical procedures that are very small) · cmn 顯微手術 /显微手术 (surgical procedures that are very small)