| 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) |
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| 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) |
| microgram | <unit> A unit of mass (weight) of the metric system, being one millionth of a gram (10^6 gm.) or one one thousandth of a milligram (10^3 mg.). (18 Nov 1997) |
| micrograph | <microscopy> A graphic reproduction of an object as formed by the microscope or equivalent optical instrument. (05 Aug 1998) |
| micrographic | Of or pertaining to micrography. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| micrography | <technique> Examination with the microscope. Origin: Gr. Graphein = to write (14 Oct 1997) |
| microgyria | Abnormal narrowness of the cerebral convolutions. Origin: micro-+ G. Gyros, convolution (05 Mar 2000) |