macrostructure

noun mac·ro·struc·ture \ˈma-krō-ˌstrək-chər\

Definition of MACROSTRUCTURE

: the structure (as of metal, a body part, or the soil) revealed by visual examination with little or no magnification

— mac·ro·struc·tur·al \ˌma-krō-ˈstrək-chə-rəl, -ˈstrək-shə-rəl\ adjective

circa 1899

Medical Dictionary

noun mac·ro·struc·ture \ˈmak-rō-ˌstrək-chər\

: the structure (as of a body part) revealed by visual examination with little or no magnification

—mac·ro·struc·tur·al \ˌmak-rō-ˈstrək-chə-rəl, -ˈstrək-shə-rəl\ adjective

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