macroscopically
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- adverb
- /ˌmækroʊˈskɒpɪkli/
- Specialized
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macroscópicamente
- Areas of fungal growth in the mucosa could be seen macroscopically.
- macroscopically normal tissue
- macroscopically visible lesions
- macroscopically normal
Examples
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In the center of the polypoid tissue was a brown, crusty lesion that was macroscopically identified as an Aspergillus mycetoma.
Academic text (2004) -
The artist created a piece that was macroscopically striking, with colors that were vibrant and easy to see from a distance.
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Wear rates this low have not been investigated macroscopically.
Academic text (2003) -
It looks like that if you can see every atom, the atomic configuration has changed, but macroscopically nothing has changed.
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All knees were macroscopically intact with radiographically normal bone structure and no history of knee surgery.
Academic text (2001) -
All tibias were macroscopically intact with no apparent abnormalities.
Academic text (1997) -
Macroscopically, ACC is a shiny, smooth, sessile polypoid mass, as was the case of our patient.
Academic text (2007) -
However, tissue fragments obtained from the apices or bases of macroscopically normal lung tissue yielded a higher percentage of positive samples than the diseased tissue.
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The biologist noted that the organisms were macroscopically visible under the right lighting conditions.
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In the study, areas of tissue damage were macroscopically examined to assess the extent of the injury.
Antonyms
How Visible
Surface Forms
Morphology
macroscopically = macroscopic (semi-transparent) = macro + scop + ic + ally
The adverb is a regular formation from the adjective 'macroscopic' with -ally.
Etymology
The word macroscopically comes from the parts macro- meaning 'large' and -scopic as in microscope, meaning 'to look'. So, to see something macroscopically is to view it 'with the naked eye', to look at the whole thing without a microscope.