- mi|cro|tome
- mi|cro|tome «MY kruh tohm», noun.an instrument for cutting extremely thin sections of tissues for microscopic examinations.╂[< micro- + Greek -tomos that cuts]
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ul|tra|mi|cro|tome — «UHL truh MY kruh tohm», noun. an instrument used to cut extremely thin sections of tissues for examination by an electron microscope … Useful english dictionary
cro — cro·ton; cro·ton·aldehyde; cro·ton·ate; cro·ton·ic; cro·ton·o·yl; cro·to·nyl; cro·toph·a·ga; cro·toph·a·gine; cro·tox·in; cro·tyl; di·cro·coe·li·i·dae; di·cro·coe·li·um; hy·pho·mi·cro·bi·a·les; hy·pho·mi·cro·bi·a·ce·ae; lep·i·do·cro·cite;… … English syllables
tome — ton·sil·lec·tome; ton·sil·lo·tome; tri·a·tome; val·vu·lo·tome; mi·cro·tome; … English syllables
microtome — mi·cro·tome … English syllables
microtome — An instrument for making sections of biological tissue for examination under the microscope. SEE ALSO: ultramicrotome. SYN: histotome. * * * mi·cro·tome mī krə .tōm n an instrument for cutting sections (as of organic tissues) for microscopic… … Medical dictionary
ultramicrotome — A microtome used in cutting sections 0.1 μm thick, or less, for electron microscopy. * * * ul·tra·mi·cro·tome mī krə .tōm n a microtome for cutting extremely thin sections for electron microscopy ul·tra·mi·crot·o·my mī krät ə mē n, pl mies * * *… … Medical dictionary
microtome — mi•cro•tome [[t]ˈmaɪ krəˌtoʊm[/t]] n. lab an instrument for cutting very thin sections of organic tissue for microscopic examination • Etymology: 1855–60 mi cro•tom′ic ˈtɒm ɪk adj. mi•crot′o•mist, n. mi•crot′o•my, n … From formal English to slang
Microtome — Mi cro*tome (m[imac] kr[ o]*t[=o]m), n. [Micro + Gr. te mnein to cut.] An instrument for making very thin sections for microscopical examination. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
polymicrotome — poly·mi·cro·tome (pol″e miґkro tōm) [poly + microtome] a microtome which cuts several sections at once … Medical dictionary
ultramicrotome — ul•tra•mi•cro•tome [[t]ˌʌl trəˈmaɪ krəˌtoʊm[/t]] n. lab a microtome capable of producing very fine slices of tissue or cellular specimens for examination by electron microscope • Etymology: 1945–50 … From formal English to slang
