Letter M

Micro-

Prefix derived from the Greek 'mikros' meaning small.

Examples of the many biomedical terms containing 'micro-' include the following:microangiopathy, microcephaly, microcystic (as in microcystic corneal dystrophy), microhematuria, microorchidism, micropenis, microphallus, micropigmentation, microscope, microscopy (as in electron microscopy), and microsomia.

In premed and medical student lingo, micro is short for microbiology (or microscopic anatomy, i.e.

Histology).

The opposite of micro- is macro-.

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