microdissection

microdissection

English

Etymology

    From micro- + dissection.

    Noun

    microdissection (plural microdissections)

    1. A dissection using a microscope and very fine instruments.
      • 2022 October 17, Rachel E. Gross, “Half the World Has a Clitoris. Why Don’t Doctors Study It?”, in The New York Times[1]:
        Dr. O’Connell set out to investigate the full anatomy of the clitoris using microdissection and magnetic resonance imaging.

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    Noun

    microdissection f (plural microdissections)

    1. microdissection

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