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Definition of: microtome
(mī′krə·tōm) noun
An instrument for making very thin sections for microscopic observations.
—mi′cro·tom′ic (-tom′ik) or ·i·cal adjective
—mi·crot·o·mist (mī·krot′ə·mist) noun
—mi·crot′o·my noun
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