An instrument for cutting extremely thin slices of material that can be examined under a microscope. The material is usually embedded in a suitable medium, such as paraffin wax. A common type of microtome is a steel knife.
A laboratory instrument for cutting sections of biological tissues for study under a microscope. It is widely used in biological and pathology laboratories.
Instrument for preparing thin sections of tissue for microscopic study.
A device employed to slice tissue into exceedingly thin sections, facilitating microscopic examination.