microtomy

American

[mahy-krot-uh-mee] / maɪˈkrɒt ə mi /

noun

the cutting of very thin sections with the microtome.

microtomy British

/ maɪˈkrɒtəmɪ, ˌmaɪkrəʊˈtɒmɪk /

noun

the cutting of sections with a microtome

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

microtomist

noun
microtomic

adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

microtomies

plural

Etymology

Origin of microtomy

micro- + -tomy

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