supermicrosurgery

noun

An extension of microsurgery that operates on extremely small blood vessels

OriginEnglish microsurgery ← Middle English surgerie ← Old French surgerie →
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Meanings

nounsupermicrosurgery (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineAn extension of microsurgery that operates on extremely small blood vessels

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
supramicrosurgery

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  8. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  9. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  10. Englishmicro-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰésōr
  13. Proto-Hellenic*kʰéhər
  14. Ancient Greekχείρ (kheír)
  15. Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*worǵós
  17. Proto-Hellenic*worgós
  18. Ancient Greekχειρουργός (kheirourgós)
  19. Ancient Greekχειρουργέω (kheirourgéō)
  20. Ancient Greekχειρουργίᾱ̆ (kheirourgíā̆)
  21. Latinchīrūrgia
  22. Old Frenchsurgie
  23. Old Frenchsurgerie
  24. Middle Englishsurgerie
  25. Englishsurgery
  26. Englishmicrosurgery
  27. Englishsupermicrosurgery

From super- + microsurgery.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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