microtome

mi·cro·tome | \ ˈmī-krə-ˌtōm

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Definition of microtome

: an instrument for cutting sections (as of biological tissues) for microscopic examination

Examples of microtome in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web As a journalist and novelist, Tom Wolfe could, like no one else, take one particular broad subject — class and status — and slice it thin for examination and diagnosis, like a pathologist with a microtome. — Christopher Bonanos, Daily Intelligencer, "Tom Wolfe, Pioneer of New York and New Journalism, Dies at 88," 15 May 2018 Then, using a special instrument, a microtome, the technician would slice the paraffin block into ultrathin sections, about 0.0002 inches thick. — Lynne Parenti, Smithsonian, "How the Smithsonian’s Coelacanth Lost Its Brain and Got It Back Again," 14 Mar. 2018

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“Microtome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microtome. Accessed 8 Aug. 2020.

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