n, pl  -ger*ies  :  minute dissection or manipulation (as by a micromanipulator or laser beam) of living structures (as cells or tissues) for surgical or experimental purposes mi*cro*sur*gi*cal adj mi*cro*sur*gi*cal*ly adv 
 
 
 
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