"microtomy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: microtomies [plural]
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  1. The preparation of very thin slices of animal or plant tissue by means of a microtome. Tags: uncountable, usually Derived forms: cryomicrotome, cryomicrotomy, microtomic, microtomist, ultramicrotomy Translations (preparation of slices by means of a microtome): Mikrotomie [feminine] (German)

Inflected forms

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