microtool

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?

Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós)

Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor.

English micro-

English tool

English microtool

From micro- + tool.

Noun

microtool (plural microtools)

1. A tool of microscopic size, such as is used in medical or technical applications
   • 2009 January 13, Henry Fountain, “A Microscopic Tool Inspired by the Human Hand”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 January 2025:

     Most microtools for use in medical applications are operated by tethers of some kind.