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microtome
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microtome [′mī·krə‚tōm]
(engineering)
An instrument for cutting thin sections of tissues or other materials for microscopical examination.


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Instrumentation: Microscopes, measuring equipment, microphotographic equipment, microtomes
Biologists have long used diamond blades, known as microtomes, to section flash-frozen cells into thin slices in preparation for microscopic scrutiny.
Having adjusted their microtomes, they objectively cut away slices of my reality.
 
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