microguidewire

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noun

A very thin guidewire.

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Meanings

nounmicroguidewire (plural microguidewires)

plural microguidewires

  1. A very thin guidewire.

    Navigation of the microcatheter into the aneurysm was performed with the assistance of a 0.012 inch microguidewire (GT wire; Terumo, Tokyo, Japan).

    2014 July 17, Hidenori Oishi et al., “Treatment results of endosaccular coil embolization of asymptomatic unruptured intracranial aneurysms in elderly patients”, in Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery, volume 7, →DOI

Origin

From micro- + guidewire.

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APA

microguidewire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microguidewire

MLA

“microguidewire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microguidewire. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microguidewire,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microguidewire.

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