microsphere
- noun
- /ˈmaɪkroʊsfɪr/
- Specialized
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microsfera
- If you haven't tried this, niacinamide microspheres, witch Hazel that blur the skin literally the best.
- microsphere immunoassay
Examples
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Researchers are studying how microspheres can improve the efficacy of vaccines in clinical trials.
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The group's experiment couples the radiation pressure force that is generated by light circulating inside a glass microsphere—about the size of a human hair—to the mechanical breathing motion of the microsphere.
Blog text (31) -
As a result, the incidence of PMMA microsphere-induced granulomatous reactions is rare.
Academic text (2012) -
Information will also be available on microsphere plate electron multipliers (El-Mul Technologies) and on electrostatic measurement instruments (John Chubb Instruments).
Academic text (1997) -
The group's experiment couples the radiation pressure force that is generated by light circulating inside a glass microsphere—about the size of a human hair—to the mechanical breathing motion of the microsphere.
Blog text (31) -
The goal of depositing PMMA microspheres in tissue is to elicit a fibrotic process resulting in the formation of microcapsules around each PMMA microsphere.
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Microspheres are used in drug delivery systems to ensure precise targeting of medication.
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The lab developed a new type of microsphere that helps in the diagnosis of rare diseases.
Synonyms
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4.2
A very small piece or amount of something
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9.9
A tiny round object like a small ball
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6.8
A tiny container that holds something like perfume or medicine and releases it in a controlled way
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word microsphere combines micro- ('small') and sphere ('ball' or 'round object'), the same micro- you see in microscope. So a microsphere is literally a 'small ball', which explains why it means a very small round particle used in science and medicine.