microsurgery

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Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?
Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós)
Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor.
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
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.

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    Adjective

    microsurgery (not comparable)

    1. Relating to techniques of surgery on very small or delicate parts of the body.

    Noun

    microsurgery (plural microsurgeries)

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

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