micrographia

[ mahy-kruh-graf-ee-uh ]

noun

1. minute handwriting.
2. Pathology. a neurological condition, usually symptomatic of parkinsonism, in which the handwriting becomes progressively smaller.

Word History and Origins

Origin of micrographia¹

From New Latin; micro-, -graph, -ia

Example Sentences

The first tolerably accurate plate of a flea by a naturalist will be found in Hookes Micrographia .

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