English Dictionary

microenvironment

noun

A very small area that has different characteristics than its surroundings. / (biology) The very small environment in the immediate vicinity of an organism.

The tumor microenvironment plays a crucial role in cancer progression.

意味（1）

A very small area that has different characteristics than its surroundings.

意味（2）

(biology) The very small environment in the immediate vicinity of an organism.

As with the Lejeuneaceae, this pattern of massive speciation appears to be correlated with the Cretaceous explosion of the angiosperms and the simultaneous creation of a host of new microenvironments, differing in humidity, light intensity, texture, etc.