microdrill

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

micro- +‎ drill

Noun[edit]

microdrill (plural microdrills)

  1. A microscopic drill (boring tool).
    • 2015 August 18, Kohei Hironaka et al., “Enzyme replacement in the CSF to treat metachromatic leukodystrophy in mouse model using single intracerebroventricular injection of self-complementary AAV1 vector”, in Scientific Reports[1], volume 5, →DOI:
      The skin over the skull was incised, and a small hole was made in the skull above the target using a microdrill.