micrographia
[ mahy-kruh-graf-ee-uh ]
/ ˌmaɪ krəˈgræf i ə /
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noun
minute handwriting.
Pathology. a neurological condition, usually symptomatic of parkinsonism, in which the handwriting becomes progressively smaller.
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Example sentences from the Web for micrographia
The first tolerably accurate plate of a flea by a naturalist will be found in Hookes Micrographia .
The Flea|Harold Russell