| microns |
A measure of length; the thousandth part of one millimeter; the millionth part of a meter.
Ãâó: www.msnucleus.org/membership/html/jh/earth/diction...
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| microsporidiosis |
an intestinal infection that causes diarrhea and wasting in people with HIV. It results from two different species of microsporidia, a protozoal parasite. Two common organisms that cause it are Enterocytozoon and Septata. Among the possible treatments are THALIDOMIDE and ALBENDAZOLE.
Ãâó: www.gmhc.org/health/glossary3.html
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| microcephaly |
a condition, present at birth, in which the head is much smaller than normal for an infant of that age and gender.
Ãâó: ymghealthinfo.org/content.asp
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| microglia |
(Gr. mikros, small; glia, glue): Small supporting cells of the central nervous system (neuroglia) derived from the mesoderm (blood histiocytes) and having a phagocytic function.
Ãâó: www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/medicine/anatomy/neuro/...
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| microscopic |
So small that it can only be seen with a microscope.
Ãâó: www.reefed.edu.au/glossary/m.html
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