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cryotomy

cryotomy noun: the use of a cryotome in the preparation of thin, frozen samples of biological tissue.

Noun

cryotomy (uncountable)

  1. The use of a cryotome in the preparation of thin, frozen samples of biological tissue.

Origin of cryotomy

From cryo- + -tomy.

Words formed from cryotomy

Questions about cryotomy

What does cryotomy mean?
Cryotomy means the use of a cryotome in the preparation of thin, frozen samples of biological tissue.
What part of speech is cryotomy?
Cryotomy is a noun.

Words near cryotomy in the dictionary

  1. cryotomists
  2. cryotomogram
  3. cryotomograms
  4. cryotomographic
  5. cryotomography
  6. cryotomy
  7. cryotoria
  8. cryotorium
  9. cryotoriums
  10. cryotoxic
  11. cryotoxicity

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