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[ adjective ] of or relating to or used in microscopy

Synonyms

microscopical

Examples

"microscopic analysis" "microscopical examination"

Used in print

(J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)

Microscopic studies of the gastrocnemius , pectoralis_major , transversus_abdominis , biceps_brachii , and diaphragm showed atrophy as_well_as varying degrees of injury ranging from swelling and vacuolization to focal necrosis of the muscle_fibers .

(Ross E. McKinney and Howard Edde, "Aerated...)

Routine microscopic examinations were made of the mixed liquor as indicated by McKinney and Gram for the various types of protozoa .

Microscopic examination of the effluent showed that minimum BOD occurred when the algae began to decrease with cold_weather .

Related terms

microscopy microscopy

2
[ adjective ] too small to be seen except under a microscope

Synonyms

small microscopical

3
[ adjective ] extremely precise with great attention to details

Examples

"examined it with microscopic care"

Related terms

precise

4
[ adjective ] infinitely or immeasurably small

Examples

"two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm" "reduced to a microscopic scale"

Related terms

small

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