stereomicroscope

[ster-ee-oh-mahy-kruh-skohp, steer-]

noun

1. stereoscopic microscope.

Other Word Forms

• stereomicroscopy noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of stereomicroscope¹

First recorded in 1945–50; stereo- + microscope

Example Sentences

Microscopists Teresa Zgoda and Teresa Kugler stitched together and stacked hundreds of stereomicroscope images of the roughly 2.5-centimetre-long embryo.

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Fluorescence imaging of dissected prostate tumours, the pair of draining lymph nodes, and lung was performed with a Leica M165FC fluorescence stereomicroscope.

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A glimpse through a high-powered stereomicroscope at that ill-fated ant, however, has offered a few clues.

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Analyzing the micrometeorites one by one under a stereomicroscope over a period of 5 years yielded more than 40 particles with the characteristics of comet dust.

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Image: Antonio Monclova GIBRALTAR—Jordi Rosell removes a thumbnail-size piece of reddish-tan bone from a sealed plastic bag, carefully places it under the stereomicroscope and invites me to have a look.

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