Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
microsporocyte
microsporophyll
microstructure
microsurgery
microswitch
microteaching
microtear
microtome
microtomy
microtone
microtrabecular lattice
microtubule
microvasculature
microvessel
microvillus
microvolt
microwatt
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

microtomy
mi·crot·o·my [ mī króttəmee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
preparation of thin tissue specimens: the process of preparing thin slices of biological tissues using a microtome, so that they can be observed under a microscope
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft