micrology

[ mahy-krol-uh-jee ]

/ maɪˈkrɒl ə dʒi /

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noun

excessive attention to petty details or distinctions.

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Origin of micrology

First recorded in 1650–60, micrology is from the Greek word mīkrología minute discussion, frivolity. See micro-, -logy

mi·cro·log·i·cal

[mahy-kruh-loj-i-kuhl], /ˌmaɪ krəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, mi·cro·log·ic, adjectivemi·crol·o·gist, noun

Nothing that George liked better than botany, metaphysics, and micrology.
Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 73, November, 1863|Various
Micrology, mī-krol′o-ji, n. the branch of science which treats of microscopic objects.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various