OPERATING MICROSCOPE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does operating microscope mean? 

• OPERATING MICROSCOPE (noun)
  The noun OPERATING MICROSCOPE has 1 sense:

1. binocular microscope used in surgery to provide a clear view of small and inaccessible parts of the body (as in microsurgery)

  Familiarity information: OPERATING MICROSCOPE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OPERATING MICROSCOPE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Binocular microscope used in surgery to provide a clear view of small and inaccessible parts of the body (as in microsurgery)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("operating microscope" is a kind of...):

binocular microscope (a light microscope adapted to the use of both eyes)