micropathic

Adjective

micropathic (not comparable)

1. (rare) Of or pertaining to micropathia.
2. (obsolete) Pertaining to very small doses of medicines.
   • There are two medical systems in Siam, which might be called the megalopathic and the micropahtic, as the main distinction between them consists in the amount of the doses.1863 August, The Kingdom of Siam, “The New Monthly Magazine and Universal Register”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 128, number 62, page 499
   • This certain point, roughly stated, is about one-hundredth of the ordinary allopathic dose, that is, if the allopathic dose of rhubarb is ten grains, the micropoathic dose is one-tenth to one-twelfth of a grain, but if this dose causes any irritation, it is a sympton that the quantity given has...1881 June, Jno. W. Maclean, “Micropathy”, in The Family's Defender Magazine and Educational Review, volume 1, number 6, page 286
3. (obsolete) Involving pathogenic microorganisms.
   • Bioplasm is rapidly making a record which will give it a prominent place in modern therapeutics, in the treatment especially of the forlorn and hopeless diseases, such as tuberculosis and other micropathic pathology.1902 October, “Notes on Reliable Remedies”, in Saint Jospeh Medical Herald, volume 21, page 417
   • Even infectious (toxic) micro-organisms are harmless if the blood is healthy; that is, when the normal phagocytic standard is maintained, or in the language of Ehrlich when the side-chain "receptors" are adequate to meet and "fix" the micropathic toxin.1904, The Wisconsin Medical Recorder - Volume 7, page 506
4. Involving pathology that manifests at or results from changes at a microscopic level.
   • Lillie has shown that the presence of the virus in various organs was accompanied by micropathic changes.1935, University of Michigan. University Hospital, University Hospital Bulletin - Volumes 1-8, page 84
   • The combined effects of tissue ischemia secondary to micropathic angiopathy and of eosinophil-derived neurotoxins have been considered to be of pathobiologic significance (30).1990, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, page 8650
5. Characterized by a lack of vigor or strength; puny.
   • And so a great deal of the people in the Western world have been fed this ample supply of digestible entertainment, the products made for the Anglo-American demos, a product which has sedated them and made the whole of the Western world, more or less, into a micropathic infantilized society...2023, Albert Valente, Reflections on Ethical and Aesthetic Phenomena, page 28