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microdissection

microdissection noun: a dissection using a microscope and very fine instruments.

Noun

microdissection (plural microdissections)

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

Forms of microdissection

pluralmicrodissections

Origin of microdissection

From micro- + dissection.

Words formed from microdissection

Questions about microdissection

What does microdissection mean?
Microdissection means a dissection using a microscope and very fine instruments.
What part of speech is microdissection?
Microdissection is a noun.
What is the plural of microdissection?
The plural of microdissection is microdissections.

Words near microdissection in the dictionary

  1. microdisplays
  2. microdissect
  3. microdissectable
  4. microdissected
  5. microdissecting
  6. microdissection
  7. microdissectional
  8. microdissections
  9. microdissector
  10. microdissectors
  11. microdissects

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