microtome

UK
/ˈmaɪkrəʊtəʊm/
US
/ˈmaɪkroʊtoʊm/

Traducciones

microtomeverb
microtomed
Past Simple
microtomed
Past Participle
microtoming
Gerund
UK
/ˈmaɪ.krə.təʊm/
US
/ˈmaɪ.kroʊ.toʊm/
Used transitively in technical contexts (e.g., "to microtome tissue")
Sinónimos
microtomenoun
microtomes
pl
UK
/ˈmaɪkrəʊtəʊm/
US
/ˈmaɪkroʊtoʊm/
The scientist used a microtome to prepare thin slices of tissue for examination.
Учёный использовал микротом для подготовки тонких срезов ткани для исследования.
Sinónimos
sectioning instrument
slicing machine
tissue slicer

Definiciones

microtomeverb
To cut (a specimen) into extremely thin sections with a microtome.
The technician microtomed the paraffin-embedded tissue at 4 µm.
microtomenoun
An instrument used to cut extremely thin slices of material, such as biological tissues, for examination under a microscope.
The scientist used a microtome to prepare the tissue samples for microscopic analysis.