examination through a microscope

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• microscope — /muy kreuh skohp /, n. 1. an optical instrument having a magnifying lens or a combination of lenses for inspecting objects too small to be seen or too small to be seen distinctly and in detail by the unaided eye. 2. (cap.) Astron. the… …   Universalium

• Microscope — An optical instrument that augments the power of the eye to see small objects. The name microscope was coined by Johannes Faber (1574 1629) who in 1628 borrowed from the Greek to combined micro , small with skopein, to view. Although the first… …   Medical dictionary

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• Comparison microscope — A B Two identical microscopes C C Specimens to compare D Comparison eyepiece (optical bridge) A comparison microscope is a device used to analyze side by side specimens. It consists of two microscopes connected by an optical bridge, which results …   Wikipedia

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• phase-con|trast microscope — «FAYZ KON trast», a microscope which uses the differences in phase of light passing through or reflected by the object under examination, to form distinct and contrastive images of different parts of the object: »The phase contrast microscope…has …   Useful english dictionary

• Section — 1) In anatomy, a slice of tissue. A biopsy obtained by surgery is usually sectioned (sliced), and these sections are inspected under a microscope. 2) In obstetrics, short for Caesarian section. 3) In surgery, the division of tissue during an… …   Medical dictionary

• Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …   Universalium

• microbiology — microbiological /muy kroh buy euh loj i keuhl/, microbiologic, adj. microbiologically, adv. microbiologist, n. /muy kroh buy ol euh jee/, n. the branch of biology dealing with the structure, function, uses, and modes of existence of microscopic… …   Universalium