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dark-field microscope

British  

noun

  1. another name for an ultramicroscope

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Nowadays our first effort after studying the appearance of the suspected lesion is to try to find the germs, with the dark-field microscope or a stain.

From The Third Great Plague A Discussion of Syphilis for Everyday People by John H. (John Hinchman) Stokes

While they can often be recognized on sight by a physician, it is sometimes necessary to examine them with a dark-field microscope to prove their character by finding the germs.

From The Third Great Plague A Discussion of Syphilis for Everyday People by John H. (John Hinchman) Stokes

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