micropuncture

noun mi·cro·punc·ture \-ˈpəŋ(k)-chər\

Definition of MICROPUNCTURE

: an extremely small puncture (as of a nephron); also : an act of making a micropuncture

1948

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noun mi·cro·punc·ture \ˌmī-krō-ˈpəŋ(k)-chər\

: an extremely small puncture (as of a nephron); also : an act of making such a puncture

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