| micrococci | Plural of micrococcus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| micrococcus | Origin: NL. See Micro-, and Coccus. <biology> A genus of Spherobacteria, in the form of very small globular or oval cells, forming, by transverse division, filaments, or chains of cells, or in some cases single organisms shaped like dumb-bells (Diplococcus), all without the power of motion. Physiologically, micrococci are divided into three groups; chromogenic, characterised by their power of forming pigment; zymogenic, including those associated with definite chemical processes; and pathogenic, those connected with disease. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Micrococcus candidus | A species found in skin secretions, milk, and dairy products. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Micrococcus conglomeratus | A species found in infections, milk, dairy products, dairy utensils, and water. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Micrococcus cryophilus | A species found in frozen meat products. (05 Mar 2000) |
| micrococcus luteus | A species of gram-positive, spherical bacteria whose organisms occur in tetrads and in irregular clusters of tetrads. The primary habitat is mammalian skin. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Micrococcus morrhuae | Former name for Halococcus morrhuae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Micrococcus ureae | A species found in stale urine or in soil containing urine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Micrococcus varians | A species found in body secretions, dairy products, dairy utensils, dust, and fresh and salt water. (05 Mar 2000) |
| microcolitis | Colitis that is not seen by endoscopy, but in which microscopic examination of biopsies shows non-specific mucosal inflammation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| microcolliculi | Broad swellings (0.5 m) on the dorsal surface of a moving epidermal cell in culture, that move rearward as the cell moves forward (as do ruffles on fibroblasts). (18 Nov 1997) |
| microcolon | A small-caliber unused colon, seen in the neonate on radiographic contrast enema; usually a consequence of intestinal atresia or meconium ileus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| microcolony | A colony of bacteria visible only under a low power microscope. (05 Mar 2000) |
| microcomputers | Small computers using lsi (large-scale integration) microprocessor chips as the cpu (central processing unit) and saemiconductor memories for compact, inexpensive storage of program instructions and data. They are smaller and less expensive than minicomputers and are usually built into a dedicated system where they are optimised for a particular application. "microprocessor" may refer to just the cpu or the entire microcomputer. (12 Dec 1998) |
| microconidium | In fungi, the smaller of two distinctively different-sized types of conidia in a single species, usually single-celled and spherical, ovoid, pyriform, or clavate. (05 Mar 2000) |