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Noun: operating microscope
  1. Binocular microscope used in surgery to provide a clear view of small and inaccessible parts of the body (as in microsurgery)
    "The neurosurgeon relied on an operating microscope for precise tumour removal"

Derived forms: operating microscopes

Type of: binocular microscope

Encyclopedia: Operating microscope