| microaerosol | A suspension in air of particles that are submicronic or, more frequently, from 1 to 10 um in diameter. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| microalgae | Unicellular, photosynthetic aquatic plants. (05 Dec 1998) |
| microampere | <physics, unit> One of the smaller measures of electrical currents; the millionth part of one ampere. (29 Oct 1998) |
| microanalysis | Analytic techniques involving unusually small samples. (05 Mar 2000) |
| microanastomosis | Anastomosis of minute structures performed under a surgical microscope. (05 Mar 2000) |
| microanatomist | One versed in histology. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| microanatomy | <study> The study of cells and tissue on the microscopic level. (27 Sep 1997) |
| microaneurysm | Focal dilation of retinal capillaries occurring in diabetes mellitus, retinal vein obstruction, and absolute glaucoma, or of arteriolocapillary junctions in many organs in thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. (05 Mar 2000) |
| microangiography | Radiography of the finer vessels of an organ after the injection of a contrast medium and enlargement of the resulting radiograph. Synonym: microarteriography. Origin: micro-+ angiography (05 Mar 2000) |
| microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia | <haematology> Consequence of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC): fragments of red blood cells, damaged by being forced through a fibrin meshwork, are found in the circulation. Origin: Gr. Haima = blood (18 Nov 1997) |
| microangiopathy | Any disease of the capillaries, often applied to vascular changes in diabetes mellitus. Synonym: microangiopathy. Origin: capillary + G. Pathos, disease (05 Mar 2000) |
| microangioscopy | Viewing the cutaneous capillaries at the base of the fingernail through the low power of the microscope. Synonym: capillaroscopy, microangioscopy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| microarteriography | Radiography of the finer vessels of an organ after the injection of a contrast medium and enlargement of the resulting radiograph. Synonym: microarteriography. Origin: micro-+ angiography (05 Mar 2000) |
| microbacteria | <biology, microbiology> In the classification of Cohn, one of the four tribes of Bacteria. In this classification bacteria are divided into four tribes: 1. Spherobacteria, or spherical bacteria, as the genus Micrococcus. 2. Microbacteria, or bacteria in the form of short rods, including the genus Bacterium. 3. Desmobacteria, or bacteria in straight filaments, of which the genus Bacillus is a type. 4. Spirobacteria, or bacteria in spiral filaments, as the genus Vibrio. Origin: NL. See Micro-, and Bacterium. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| microbalance | A balance designed for use in weighing unusually small samples of materials. (05 Mar 2000) |