micro-
Prefix Medical Terminology
Small.
Example: microscope (instrument for viewing small objects)
Sources
- Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean · MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
Related terms
- mal-Bad, poor, or abnormal.
- mega-, megalo-Large or great.
- meso-Middle.
- meta-Change, after, or beyond.
- mono-One or single.
- multi-Many.
- neo-New.
- non-Not or without.