Microinjection
[mahy-kroh-in-jek-shuh n] /ˌmaɪ kroʊ ɪnˈdʒɛk ʃən/
noun, Biology.
1.
performed under a microscope, especially of a solution or gene transplant into a cell or cell part.
microinjection mi·cro·in·jec·tion (mī’krō-ĭn-jěk’shən)
n.
Injection of minute amounts of a substance into a microscopic structure, such as a single cell.
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