n.
Pronunciation: ˌ m ī -kr ō - ' s ə rj-r ē , - ' s ə r-j ə -
Function: noun
Date: 1926
: minute dissection or manipulation (as by a micromanipulator or laser beam) of living structures or tissue
– mi · cro · sur · gi · cal \ - ' s ə r-ji-k ə l \ adjective