micro-

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micro-
micro- /maɪkrəʊ, -krə $ -kroʊ, -krə/

prefix [in nouns, adjectives, and adverbs]

Language: Latin
Origin: Greek, from mikros 'small, short'

extremely small ⇨ macro-, mini-:

microelectronics

a micro-organism