Medical Terminology / Unit 3 MedTerm 0149 short lesson, about 20 seconds
micro-: Small
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The idea
The prefix micro means small or abnormally small.
In practice
A microcyte is an abnormally small cell.
Where people slip
Micro and macro are opposites and attach to the same roots.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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