microflora

noun

mi·​cro·​flo·​ra ˌmī-krə-ˈflȯr-ə How to pronounce microflora (audio)
1
: microscopic flora
2
: a small or strictly localized flora (as of a microenvironment)
microfloral adjective

Examples of microflora in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Pre or probiotics can help keep the microflora on the skin in a healthy balance. Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 23 Feb. 2024 Tilling also destroys the critical soil microflora and disrupts earthworms and other important, tiny critters that live in the soil. Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2023 This advanced formula seeks to support a healthy response to inflammation, promote optimal immune system function, alleviate occasional diarrhea, constipation, gas, and bloating, while also promoting healthy elimination, gut function, and a thriving gut microflora. 13. Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 27 June 2023 The health of that digestion—as well as other things like mood and immunity—depends heavily on a teeming microflora of both beneficial and harmful bacteria that live in the lining of your GI tract. Rachel Reiff Ellis, Fortune Well, 23 Apr. 2023 This beneficial bacteria work within the gut and GI tract to promote and restore intestinal microflora. Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2022 Aeromonas is a vital component of the microflora of the leech gut, the symbiotic relationship between the two organisms relying on the bacteria producing nutrients and possibly protein-digesting enzymes and the leech providing oxygen-rich red blood cells. Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2016 Thanks to plenty of beneficial probiotics, yogurt is also a great digestive aid, balancing the microflora in your gut and easing IBS symptoms. Kathleen Felton, Health, 9 Mar. 2023 But most of the forage deer and elk consume out on the landscape is more like 2 to 4 percent protein, and the microflora in the rumen is not capable of making that change rapidly. Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Mar. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

New Latin

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of microflora was in 1904

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Cite this Entry

“Microflora.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microflora. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

microflora

noun
mi·​cro·​flo·​ra ˌmī-krə-ˈflōr-ə, -ˈflȯr- How to pronounce microflora (audio)
1
: a small or strictly localized flora (as of a microenvironment)
intestinal microflora
2
: microscopic flora compare macroflora
microfloral adjective
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