"microtomy" meaning in All languages combined

See microtomy on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: microtomies [plural]
Etymology: From micro- + -tomy. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|micro-|-tomy}} micro- + -tomy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} microtomy (countable and uncountable, plural microtomies)
  1. The preparation of very thin slices of animal or plant tissue by means of a microtome. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: cryomicrotome, ultramicrotomy Translations (preparation of slices by means of a microtome): Mikrotomie [feminine] (German)

Inflected forms

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