MICROTOME
\mˈa͡ɪkɹə͡ʊtˌə͡ʊm], \mˈaɪkɹəʊtˌəʊm], \m_ˈaɪ_k_ɹ_əʊ_t_ˌəʊ_m]\
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An instrument for making very thin sections for microscopical examination.
By Oddity Software
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An instrument for making very thin sections for microscopical examination.
By Noah Webster.
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Instrument used to prepare thin sections for microscopical examination.
By William R. Warner
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Instrument for making thin slips for microscopic study.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Syn.: section cutter. An apparatus for making thin sections of objects. Many kinds have been devised, some serving to hold the object and move it sufficiently for the successive sections, which are made by passing a knife along the guide by hand. In others both knife and object are held by the machine, and the powder may be applied by hand or by a special mechanism. Frequently the object must be moved sufficiently for the sections by turning a screw by hand; in other cases all the movements are automatic.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
