micrologist

mi·crol·o·gy

[mahy-krol-uh-jee]
noun
excessive attention to petty details or distinctions.

Origin:
1650–60; < Greek mīkrología minute discussion, frivolity. See micro-, -logy

mi·cro·log·i·cal [mahy-kruh-loj-i-kuhl] , mi·cro·log·ic, adjective
mi·crol·o·gist, noun
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