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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| macro | computer instruction standing for a series of steps |
| macrocosm | great world; universe |
| microcosm | little world |
| macron | horizontal mark indicating that the vowel over which it is placed is long |
| macroscopic | large enough to be visible to the naked eye |
| microbe | microscopic life form; microorganism; germ |
| microbicide | agent that destroys microbes |
| microdont | having small teeth |
| microfilm | film of a very small size |
| microgram | millionth of a gram |
| micrometer | millionth of a meter; instrument for measuring small lengths |
| microorganism | microscopic animal or plant |
| microsecond | millionth of a second |
| microsurgery | surgery with the aid of microscopes and minute instruments or laser beams |
| microvolt | millionth of a volt |
| microwatt | millionth of a watt |
| microwave | very short electromagnetic wave; microwave oven |
| amoral | not moral; without a sense of moral responsibility |
| amorphous | without definite form; shapeless; unorganized |
| anarchy | total absence of rule or government; confusion; disorder |
| anemia | lack of a normal number of red blood cells |
| anesthesia | loss of feeling or sensation resulting from ether, chloroform, novocaine, etc. |
| anesthetic | drug that produces anesthesia |
| anhydrous | destitute of (without) water |
| anomaly | deviation from the common rule |
| anomalous | not normal; abnormal |
| anonymous | nameless; of unknown or unnamed origin |
| anoxia | deprivation of oxygen |
| aseptic | free from disease-causing microorganisms |
| asymptomatic | showing no symptoms of disease |
| atheism | godlessness; denial of the existence of a Supreme Being |
| atrophy | lack of growth, as from disuse, disease, or malnourishment |
| atypical | unlike the typical |
| apnea | temporary cessation of breathing |