1) Scientific instrument
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A microtome (from the Greek mikros, meaning `small`, and temnein, meaning `to cut`) is a tool used to cut extremely thin slices of material, known as sections. Important in science, microtomes are used in microscopy, allowing for the preparation of samples for observation under transmitted light or electron radiation. Microtomes use steel, gla...
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[moth] Microtome is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae. ...
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instrument used to cut very small sections of something
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• (n.) An instrument for making very thin sections for microscopical examination.
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(from the article `His, Wilhelm`) ...Virchow at the University of Würzburg, His taught at the universities of Basel (1857–72) and Leipzig (1872–1904), where he founded an institute of ... ...all living things. The need for thinner, more transparent tissue specimens for study under the light microscope stimulated the devel...
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<instrument> A device used for cutting sections from an embedded specimen, either for light or electron microscopy. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(mi´kro-tōm) an instrument for making thin sections for microscopic study. freezing microtome one for cutting frozen tissues. rotary microtome one in which wheel action is translated into a back-and-forth movement of the specimen being sectioned. ...
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A device used for cutting sections from an embedded specimen, either for light- or electron-microscopy.
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Mi'cro·tome noun [
Micro- + Greek
te`mnein to cut.] An instrument for making very thin sections for microscopical examination.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: mī′krō-tōm Definitions: 1. An instrument for making sections of biologic tissue for examination under the microscope. Synonyms: histotome
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A microtome is an instrument used for cutting very thin sections of organic tissue for microscopic examination.
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n] - scientific instrument that cuts thin slices of something for microscopic examination
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noun scientific instrument that cuts thin slices of something for microscopic examination
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