Microtome Health Dictionary

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Microtome: From 2 Different Sources

A laboratory instrument for cutting sections of biological tissues for study under a MICROSCOPE. It is widely used in biological and PATHOLOGY laboratories.
Health Source: Medical Dictionary
Author: Health Dictionary
n. an instrument for cutting extremely thin slices of material that can be examined under a microscope. The material is usually embedded in a suitable medium, such as paraffin wax. A common type of microtome is a steel knife.
Health Source: Oxford | Concise Colour Medical Dictionary
Author: Jonathan Law, Elizabeth Martin

Cryostat

n. 1. a chamber in which frozen tissue is sectioned with a *microtome. 2. a device for maintaining a specific low temperature.... cryostat

Tome

combining form denoting a cutting instrument. Example: microtome (instrument for cutting microscopical sections).... tome

Ultramicrotome

n. an instrument for cutting extremely thin sections of tissue (not more than 0.1 ?m thick) for electron microscopy. See also microtome.... ultramicrotome

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