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[Gk. mikros, small ; font's, dust.] 

 A comparatively small conidium 

 (dot.). 



microcyst (mf kroslst) n. [Gk. mikros, 

 small ; kystis, bladder] A resting- 

 spore stage of slime Fungi (hot.}. 



microcytase (mfkrosftas) n. [Gk. 

 mikros, small ; kytos, hollow.] The 

 enzyme of microphages or smaller 

 leucocytes (phys.). 



microcytes (mf kroslts) n. plu. [Gk. 

 mikros, small ; kytos, hollow.] 

 Blood-corpuscles about half the 

 size of erythrocytes, numerous in 

 diseased conditions (phys.). 



microdont (mfkrodont) a. [Gk. 

 mikros, small ; odous, a tooth.] 

 With comparatively small teeth 

 (zool.). 



microgamete (mfkrogamet') n. [Gk. 

 mikros, small ; gametes, a spouse.] 

 The smaller of two conjugant 

 gametes, regarded as male (zool.). 



microgametocyte (mfkrogame'toslt) 

 n. [Gk. mikros, small ; gametes, a 

 spouse ; kytos, hollow.] A cell 

 developed from a merozoite in 

 certain Protozoa, and giving rise 

 to a microgamete (zool.). 



microgamy (mlkrQg'amT) n. [Gk. 

 mikros, small ; gamos, marriage.] 

 Syngamy between the smallest in- 

 dividuals, produced by fission or 

 gemmation, as in Foraminifers 

 (zool.). 



inicrogonidium (ml'krogonld'ium) n. 

 [Gk. mikros, small ; gonos, off- 

 spring.] A comparatively small 

 gonidium (dot.) ; a male gamont or 

 gametocyte (zool.). 



mlcromere (mfkromer) n. [Gk. 

 mikros, small ; meros, part.] A 

 cell of the upper or animal hemi- 

 sphere in meroblastic and other 

 eggs (emb.). 



micromerozoite (ml'kromeYozoit) n. 

 [Gk. mikros, small ; meros, part ; 

 zoon, animal.] A cell derived from 

 a raicroschizont and developing 

 into a gametocyte in Haemo- 

 sporidia (zool.). 



micromesentery (mf krome's'e'nte'rl) n. 

 [Gk. mikros, small ; mesos, middle ; 

 enteron, gut.] A secondary incom- 

 plete mesentery in Zoantharia 

 (zool.). 



micron (mi'kron) /;. [Gk. mikros, 



small.] One-thousandth part of a 

 millimetre, symbol M, used in 

 measurement of diameters of cor- 

 puscles, etc. (phys.). 



micront (mfkront) n. [Gk. mikros, 

 small ; ons, being.] A small cell 

 formed by schizogony, itself giving 

 rise to microgametes in Neo- 

 sporidia (zool.). 



micronucleus (mfkr6nu'kleus). [Gk. 

 mikros, small ; L. nucleus, a kernel.] 

 The smaller nucleus of many Proto- 

 zoa, lying in close proximity to the 

 meganucleus (zool.). 



micro-organism (mfkro-6r'ganizm) n. 

 [Gk. mikros, small ; organon, an 

 instrument.] A microscopic organ- 

 ism ; a bacterium or microbe. 



microphages (ml'krofa'jez) n. plu. 

 [Gk. mikros, small ; phagein, to 

 eat] Leucocytes possessing the 

 enzyme microcytase (phys.). 



microphagocyte (mi'krofag'oslt) n. 

 [Gk. mikros, small ; phagein, to 

 eat ; kytos, hollow.] A microphage 

 or small phagocyte of blood (phys.). 



microphyllous (mf krofil'us) a. [Gk. 

 mikros, small ;phyllon, leaf.] With 

 small leaves (bot.). 



microphyte (mf kroflt) n. [Gk. mikros, 

 small ; phyton, plant.] A micro- 

 scopic plant (bot.). 



microphytology (mfkrofltol'qjl) n. 

 [Gk. mikros, small ; phyton, plant ; 

 logos, discourse.] The science of 

 microphytes ; vegetable bacteri- 

 ology (bot.). 



micropodous (mikrSp'odus) a. [Gk. 

 mikros, small ; pous, foot.] With 

 rudimentary or small foot or feet. 



micropore (mf kropor) n. [Gk. mikros, 

 small ; poros, a channel.] A small 

 pore in a Chiton shell containing a 

 sense-organ (zool.). 



inicropterism (mlkrop'terizm) n. [Gk. 

 mikros, small ; pteron, wing.] Con- 

 dition of having unusually small 

 wings, as in some insects (zool.). 



micropterous (mlkrop'tgrus) a. [Gk. 

 mikros, small ; pteron, a wing.] 

 Having small hind wings invisible 

 till tegmina are expanded, as in 

 some insects ; with small or rudi- 

 mentary fins (zool.). 



micropyle (mfkropll) n. [Gk. mikros, 

 small ; pyle, a gate.] The aperture 

 for admission of pollen-tube at the 



