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microscopic /mi·cro·scop·ic/ (mi″kro-skop´ik)

1. of extremely small size; visible only by the aid of the microscope.

2. pertaining or relating to a microscope or to microscopy.

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mi·cro·scop·ic (mkr-skpk) or mi·cro·scop·i·cal (--kl)

adj.

1. Too small to be seen by the unaided eye but large enough to be studied under a microscope.

2. Of, relating to, or concerned with a microscope.

3. Being or characterized as exceedingly small; minute.

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microscopic

[mī′krəskop′ik]

Etymology: Gk, mikros + skopein, to look

1 pertaining to a microscope.

2 very small; visible only when magnified and illuminated by a microscope. Compare gross.

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microscopic

of extremely small size; visible only with the aid of a microscope.

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microscopic agglutination test

see microscopic agglutination test.