micromanipulation

noun mi·cro·ma·nip·u·la·tion \ˌmī-krō-mə-ˌni-pyə-ˈlā-shən\

Definition of MICROMANIPULATION

: the technique or practice of manipulating cells or tissues

1921

Medical Dictionary

noun mi·cro·ma·nip·u·la·tion \ˌmī-krō-mə-ˌnip-yə-ˈlā-shən\

: the technique or practice of manipulating cells or tissues (as by microdissection or microinjection)

—mi·cro·ma·nip·u·late \-ˈnip-yə-ˌlāt\ transitive verb, mi·cro·ma·nip·u·lat·ed mi·cro·ma·nip·u·lat·ing

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