| microgastria | Smallness of the stomach. Origin: micro-+ G. Gaster, stomach (05 Mar 2000) |
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| microgenia | Abnormal smallness of the chin resulting from the underdevelopment of the mental symphysis. Origin: micro-+ G. Geneion, chin (05 Mar 2000) |
| microgenitalism | Abnormal smallness of the external genital organs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| microglandular adenosis | Adenosis of the breast in which irregular clusters of small tubules are present in adipose or fibrous tissues, resembling tubular carcinoma but lacking stromal fibroblastic proliferation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| microglia | <pathology> A part of the neuroglia. It consists of small glial cells which migrate through nerve tissue and remove waste products by phagocytosis. (09 Oct 1997) |
| microglia cells | <pathology> A part of the neuroglia. It consists of small glial cells which migrate through nerve tissue and remove waste products by phagocytosis. (09 Oct 1997) |
| microgliacyte | A cell, especially an embryonic cell, of the microglia. Origin: micro-+ G. Glia, glue, + kytos, cell (05 Mar 2000) |
| microglial cell | <pathology> Small glial cells of mesodermal origin, with scanty cytoplasm and small spiny processes. Distributed throughout grey and white matter. Derive from monocytes and invade neural tissue just before birth, capable of enlarging to become macrophages. (18 Nov 1997) |
| microglioma | <tumour> Obsolete term for an intracranial neoplasm of microglial cell origin that is structurally similar to lymphoma. Origin: microglia + G. -oma, tumour (05 Mar 2000) |
| microgliomatosis | An obsolete term for a condition characterised by the presence of multiple microgliomas. (05 Mar 2000) |
| microgliosis | Presence of microglia in nervous tissue secondary to injury. Origin: microglia + G. -osis, condition (05 Mar 2000) |
| microglobulin | <protein> Any small globular plasma protein (18 Nov 1997) |
| microglossia | Smallness of the tongue. Origin: micro-+ G. Glossa, tongue (05 Mar 2000) |
| micrognathia | Abnormal smallness of the jaws, especially of the mandible. Origin: micro-+ G. Gnathos, jaw Micrognathia with peromelia, hypoplasia of the mandible with malformed and missing teeth, birdlike face, and severe deformities of the hands and forearms and sometimes of feet and legs. Synonym: Hanhart's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| micrognathism | Unusual or undue smallness of the jaws. (12 Dec 1998) |