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cryostat
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cryostat /cryo·stat/ (kri´o-stat)
1. a device by which temperature can be maintained at a very low level.
2. in pathology and histology, a chamber containing a microtome for sectioning frozen tissue.

cryostat
[krī′ōstat]
Etymology: Gk, kryos + statos, standing
a device used in surgical treatment of pathologic disorders that consists of a special microtome used for freezing and slicing sections of tissue for study by a surgical pathologist. See also microtome.

cryostat
1. a device by which temperature can be maintained at a very low level.
2. in pathology and histology, a chamber containing a microtome for sectioning frozen tissue.


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Circulator line consists of a full line of Haake and Neslab bath circulators, recirculating chillers, heat exchangers, immersion coolers, and cryostats covering temperatures from -90[degrees] C to 300[degrees] C.
Broad range of circulators, chillers, recirculators, and cryostats cover temperatures from -90[degrees]C to 300[degrees]C.
 
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