microanatomy

[mahy-kroh-uh-nat-uh-mee]

mi·cro·a·nat·o·my

[mahy-kroh-uh-nat-uh-mee]
noun
the branch of anatomy dealing with microscopic structures (distinguished from gross anatomy).

Origin:
1895–1900; micro- + anatomy

mi·cro·an·a·tom·ic [mahy-kroh-an-uh-tom-ik] , mi·cro·an·a·tom·i·cal, adjective
mi·cro·an·a·tom·i·cal·ly, adverb
mi·cro·a·nat·o·mist, noun
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Microanatomy has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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microanatomy mi·cro·a·nat·o·my (mī'krō-ə-nāt'ə-mē)
n.
See histology.


mi'cro·a·nat'o·mist n.

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