dissecting microscope


dis·sect·ing microscope

noun \-tiŋ-\

Definition of DISSECTING MICROSCOPE

: a low-magnification stereomicroscope used especially in examining or dissecting biological specimens

First Known Use of DISSECTING MICROSCOPE

circa 1897

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