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macroscopic
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macroscopic /mac·ro·scop·ic/ (mak″ro-skop´ik) gross (2).
mac·ro·scop·ic (mkr-skpk) or mac·ro·scop·i·cal (--kl)
adj.
1. Large enough to be perceived or examined by the unaided eye.
2. Relating to observations made by the unaided eye.

macroscopic
[-skop′ik]
Etymology: Gk, makros, large, skopein, to view
large enough to be examined with the naked eye. Compare microscopic.

macroscopic [mak″ro-skop´ik]
of large size; visible to the unaided eye.

macroscopic
(mak´rōskop´ik),
adj relating to macroscopy, or the examination of areas such as surfaces of teeth without magnification.

macroscopic
of large size; visible to the unaided eye.

macroscopic anatomy
see gross anatomy.


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