Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The preparation of specimens with a microtome.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The art of preparing thin slices of tissues, in order to study the histological details of organization.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The art of using the microtome; investigation carried on with the microtome.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The preparation of very thin
slices of animal or planttissue by means of amicrotome .
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Examples
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Taking advantage of whatever techniques were already available, Porter and I worked out enough improvements in microtomy and tissue fixation to obtain preparations which, at least for a while, appeared satisfactory and gratifying.
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The next step the histology wizards perform is microtomy.
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The next step the histology wizards perform is microtomy.
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The next step the histology wizards perform is microtomy.
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The next step the histology wizards perform is microtomy.
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S/he will independently perform specialized, diverse and routine histology and pathology techniques for many new and ongoing projects; including microtomy, processing, embedding, sectioning, complex staining and mounting tissue, immunohistochemistry and other appropriate techniques and services as needed.
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