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  • 41naked — [nā′kid] adj. [ME < OE nacod, akin to Ger nackt < IE base * nogw , naked > Sans nagná , L nudus] 1. a) completely unclothed; bare; nude b) uncovered; exposed: said of parts of the body 2. lacking clothing, means of support, etc.;… …

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  • 42micropuncture — A small puncture made with the aid of a microscope. * * * mi·cro·punc·ture .mī krō pəŋ(k) chər n an extremely small puncture (as of a nephron) also an act of making such a puncture * * * mi·cro·punc·ture (miґkro punk″chər) 1. the… …

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  • 43microscopic — adj. [Gr. mikros, small; skopein, to view] Being invisible with the naked eye, usually requiring the aid of a microscope for elucidation of structure or recognition of whatever characters are involved; see macroscopic …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 44met|al|log|ra|phy — «MEHT uh LOG ruh fee», noun. 1. the study of metals and alloys, chiefly with the aid of a microscope. 2. an art or process allied to lithography, in which metal plates are used. ╂[< Greek métallon metal + gráphein draw, write] …

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  • 45gross — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English grosse, from Anglo French & Late Latin; Anglo French gros large, thick, whole, from Late Latin grossus coarse Date: 14th century 1. a. archaic immediately obvious b. (1) glaringly noticeable usually because… …

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  • 46microplankton — /muy kroh plangk teuhn/, n. plankton visible as individual organisms only with the aid of a microscope, which excludes most animal plankton. Cf. nannoplankton. [1900 05; MICRO + PLANKTON] * * * …

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  • 47microincision — An incision made with the aid of a microscope …

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  • 48molecular lesion — a lesion not visible even with the aid of a microscope …

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  • 49microplankton — mi•cro•plank•ton [[t]ˌmaɪ kroʊˈplæŋk tən[/t]] n. ecl plankton visible as individual organisms only with the aid of a microscope • Etymology: 1900–05 …

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  • 50nanoplankton — /ˈnænoʊˌplæŋktən/ (say nanoh.plangktuhn) noun plankton of such a size that they can be seen only with the aid of a microscope …