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noun
Microscopic anatomy: the anatomy of minuscule structures, at microscopic scale.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Microscopic anatomy: the anatomy of minuscule structures, at microscopic scale.
Synonym of histology.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: histology
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History
Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *h2en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-) Proto-Indo-European *temh1- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἀνατέμνω (anatémnō) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἀνατομή (anatomḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin anatomiader. Old French anatomiebor. Middle English anatomie English anatomy English microanatomy From micro- + anatomy.
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