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(-tōm′)

noun

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

Origin: micro- + -tome

See microtome in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An instrument used to cut a specimen, as of organic tissue, into thin sections for microscopic examination.

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