microtome /mi·cro·tome/ (mi´krah-tōm) an instrument for cutting thin sections for microscopic study.
microtome
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
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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