sliding microtome

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.

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sliding microtome

Microtome in which the tissue being sectioned slides along a track.

See also: microtome

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