microtome /mi·cro·tome/ (mi´krah-tōm) an instrument for cutting thin sections for microscopic study.
microtome
microtome [mi´kro-tōm]
mi·cro·tome (m  kr -t m )n. An instrument that is used to cut a specimen, as of organic tissue, into thin sections for microscopic examination. Also called histotome. |
microtome
[mī′krətōm]
Etymology: Gk, mikros + temnein, to cut
a device that cuts specimens of tissue prepared in paraffin blocks into extremely thin slices for microscopic study.
microtome [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.
sliding microtome one in which the specimen being sectioned is made to slide on a track.
microtome
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.
sliding microtome
one in which the specimen being sectioned is made to slide on a track.
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