microhook

English

Etymology

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.