microdrill

English

Etymology

From micro- +‎ drill.

Noun

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.