microhook

English

Etymology

From micro- +‎ hook.

Noun

microhook (plural microhooks)

  1. A microscale hook.
    • 2015 July 15, Stephen Woods, Timothy Constandinou, “Engineering Micromechanical Systems for the Next Generation Wireless Capsule Endoscopy”, in BioMed Research International‎[1], volume 2015, →DOI:
      The four sliding clamps carry microhooks which protrude from the capsule by 400–600 μm.
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