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MICROSCOPIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
So small as to be invisible without a microscope
Example:
differences were microscopic
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
little; small (limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Extremely precise with great attention to details
Example:
examined it with microscopic care
Classified under:
Similar:
precise (sharply exact or accurate or delimited)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Visible under a microscope; using a microscope
Synonyms:
microscopic; microscopical
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
seeable; visible (capable of being seen; or open to easy view)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Of or relating to or used in microscopy
Example:
microscopical examination
Synonyms:
microscopic; microscopical
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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
microscopy (research with the use of microscopes)
Derivation:
microscope (magnifier of the image of small objects)
microscopy (research with the use of microscopes)
Context examples:
Removal of tissue from the pericardium for microscopic examination.
(Biopsy of Pericardium, NCI Thesaurus)
Removal of parathyroid tissue for microscopic examination.
(Biopsy of Parathyroid Gland, NCI Thesaurus)
Removal of mucosal tissue for microscopic examination.
(Biopsy of Mucosa, NCI Thesaurus)
Removal of tissue from the jujunum for microscopic examination, using an endoscope.
(Biopsy of Jejunum, NCI Thesaurus)
Removal of tissue from the larynx for microscopic examination.
(Biopsy of Larynx, NCI Thesaurus)
Removal of tissue from the lip for microscopic examination.
(Biopsy of Lip, NCI Thesaurus)
Removal of tissue from the nasopharynx for microscopic examination.
(Biopsy of Nasopharynx, NCI Thesaurus)
Removal of tissue from the nose for microscopic examination.
(Biopsy of Nose, NCI Thesaurus)
Removal of brain tissue for microscopic examination.
(Biopsy of Brain, NCI Thesaurus)
Removal of tissue from the pancreas for microscopic examination.
(Biopsy of Pancreas, NCI Thesaurus)
