microsurgical

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adjective

Of or pertaining to microsurgery.

OriginEnglish surgical ← Middle English cirurgical ← Middle French cirurgica →
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Meanings

adjectivemicrosurgical (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to microsurgery.

    He specializes in microsurgical breast reconstruction.

    2008 March 23, “Rachel Schneider, David Greenspun”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰésōr
  7. Proto-Hellenic*kʰéhər
  8. Ancient Greekχείρ (kheír)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*worǵós
  11. Proto-Hellenic*worgós
  12. Ancient Greekχειρουργός (kheirourgós)
  13. Ancient Greekχειρουργῐκός (kheirourgĭkós)
  14. Late Latinchīrurgicus
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  17. Medieval Latincirurgicālis
  18. Middle Frenchcirurgica
  19. Middle Englishcirurgical
  20. Englishsurgical
  21. Englishmicrosurgical

From micro- + surgical.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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