micromorphology

noun mi·cro·mor·phol·o·gy \ˌmī-krō-mȯr-ˈfä-lə-jē\

Definition of MICROMORPHOLOGY

— mi·cro·mor·pho·log·i·cal \-fə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\ adjective

1879

Medical Dictionary

noun mi·cro·mor·phol·o·gy \ˌmī-krə-mȯr-ˈfäl-ə-jē\

plural mi·cro·mor·phol·o·gies

: minute morphological detail especially as determined by electron microscopy; also : the study of such detail

—mi·cro·mor·pho·log·ic \-ˌmȯr-fə-ˈläj-ik\ or mi·cro·mor·pho·log·i·cal \-i-kəl\ adjective

—mi·cro·mor·pho·log·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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