MICRO-ORGANISM

n. Mi2k"ro-o2r'ga2n-i2z'm. From >upds, small, and opyavov. an instrument. Ger., Milcroorganismus. Any minute organism, whether animal or vegetable. A general term for microscopic organisms. [J.] See also BACTERIUM, BACILLUS, Coccus, MICROCOCCUS, etc.; and, for representations of various m.-o's. see Plate III. [s. 779]