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mi·cro·punc·ture (miґkro-punk″chər) 1. the creation of minute openings by piercing. 2. in renal physiology, the process by which nephron segments are pierced.Medical dictionary. 2011.
micropuncture — noun Date: 1948 an extremely small puncture (as of a nephron); also an act of making a micropuncture … New Collegiate Dictionary
micropuncture — ˌ noun Etymology: micr + puncture : an extremely small puncture a micropuncture of the nephron also : an act of making such a puncture … Useful english dictionary
micropuncture — mi·cro·puncture … English syllables
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MICROPONCTURE — La microponcture ou micropuncture est une technique de soin corporel. De même que le shiatsu s exerce avec la pression des pouces, que l acupuncture s exerce avec des aiguilles et traverse l épiderme, la microponcture est une technique de soin… … Wikipédia en Français
Microponcture — La microponcture ou micropuncture est une technique de soin corporel. De même que le shiatsu s exerce avec la pression des pouces, que l acupuncture s exerce avec des aiguilles et traverse l épiderme, la microponcture est une technique de soin… … Wikipédia en Français
