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microtome definition

micro·tome (-tōm′)

noun

any of various precision instruments for cutting thin sections, as of organic tissue, for study under the microscope

Etymology: micro- + -tome

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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