microanatomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Microscopic anatomy: the anatomy of minuscule structures, at microscopic scale.
  2. Synonym of histology.

Word forms

microanatomy microanatomies

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós)der. 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) Ancient Greek *ἀνατομία (*anatomía)bor. Latin anatomiader. Old French anatomiebor. Middle English anatomie English anatomy English microanatomy From micro- + anatomy.

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Italian: microanatomia
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