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Microtomy

"Microtomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The technique of using a microtome to cut thin or ultrathin sections of tissues embedded in a supporting substance. The microtome is an instrument that hold a steel, glass or diamond knife in clamps at an angle to the blocks of prepared tissues, which it cuts in sections of equal thickness.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Microtomy" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Microtomy" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
Bar chart showing 23 publications over 15 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 1997
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