Category: M
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Microfauna
In a specific location, the animal life that is microscopic in size.
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Microfarad
A microunit of electrical capacity; one millionth of a farad.
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Microenvironment
The environment at the microscopic or cellular level.
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Microembolus
A tiny embolus, made up of small clumps of platelets, fat, tumor cells, or intravascular debris.
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Microelectrophoresis
Electrophoresis of minute quantities of a solution.
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Microdrip infusion set
Tubing used to carry fluids at a slow, controlled rate from a reservoir to a patient and containing a buret that divides each milliliter (ml) of fluid into 60 drops.
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Microdontia
Having abnormally small teeth or a single small tooth.
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Microdont
Possessing very small teeth.
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Microdialysis
The sampling of extracellular fluid (e.g., in the brain) either to assess the concentration of local chemical components or to perfuse drugs directly into small clusters of cells.
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Microdeletion
The loss or removal of a small amount of genetic information (a small number of nucleotides) from a chromosome.