microenvironment

noun mi·cro·en·vi·ron·ment \-in-ˈvī-rən-mənt, -ˈvī(-ə)rn-\

Definition of MICROENVIRONMENT

: a small or relatively small usually distinctly specialized and effectively isolated habitat (as a forest canopy) or environment (as of a neuron)

— mi·cro·en·vi·ron·men·tal \-ˌvī-rən-ˈmen-t^əl\ adjective

1931

Medical Dictionary

noun mi·cro·en·vi·ron·ment \-in-ˈvī-rən-mənt, -ˈvī(-ə)rn-\

: a small or relatively small usually distinctly specialized and effectively isolated habitat or environment (as of a nerve cell)—see microhabitat

—mi·cro·en·vi·ron·men·tal \-ˌvī-rən-ˈment-^əl\ adjective

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