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... > Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Clinical Laboratory Techniques > Histological Techniques > Histocytological Preparation Techniques > Microtomy
Investigative Techniques > Clinical Laboratory Techniques > Histological Techniques > Histocytological Preparation Techniques > Microtomy
... > Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Clinical Laboratory Techniques > Cytological Techniques > Histocytological Preparation Techniques > Microtomy
Investigative Techniques > Clinical Laboratory Techniques > Cytological Techniques > Histocytological Preparation Techniques > Microtomy

Preferred term

Microtomy  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The technique of using a microtome to cut thin or ultrathin sections of tissues embedded in a supporting substance. The microtome is an instrument that hold a steel, glass or diamond knife in clamps at an angle to the blocks of prepared tissues, which it cuts in sections of equal thickness.

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Entry terms

  • Thin Sectioning

Allowable Qualifier(s)

In other languages

  • Microtomie

    French

  • Microtomisation
  • Préparation de coupes fines
  • Préparation de coupes minces

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-RNN544GR-M

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