micro-, micr-

1. A condition of having an abnormally small and underdeveloped yet otherwise perfectly formed body with normal proportionate relationships of the various parts of the body.
2. A body that is abnormally small.

A child with microsomia is considered to have significant undergrowth or smallness of the body.

1. A plant requiring relatively cold habitats with a minimum temperature of 6°C in the coldest months and a range of 10-22°C in the warmest months.
2. A plant that is native to an arctic or alpine region.

Living or thriving in a cold climate.

1. Minute hairs projecting from the integument, they are formed around cellular filaments.

An integument is a natural outer covering or coat: such as, the skin of an animal or the membrane enclosing an organ or the envelope of an ovule.

2. Minute, hair-like structures found on the wings of certain insects; they resemble small covering hairs, but the absence of basal articulation distinguishes them; fixed hairs; aculei; minute non-movable hairs formed from cuticle; may produce an impression of cloudiness or color.

A microscopic animal: Especially protozoa are known to be microzoa, minuscule organisms.

A photograph taken through a microscope.

1. The art of obtaining photographs of microscopic objects on a magnified scale.
2. An enlarged photograph of an object viewed with a microscope, as distinguished from a microphotograph.