microscalpel
microscalpel noun: a tool used to cut or remove parts of an individual cell.
Noun
microscalpel (plural microscalpels)
- A tool used to cut or remove parts of an individual cell.
- Each incision can be aided by first "scoring" the ectoderm repeatedly (3-10 times) by dragging the cutting tip of the microscalpel along the surface (Fig. 2B).1997, Methods in Muscle Biology, page 16
- To stain photoreceptors of the dorsal rim area, the cornea and crystalline cone layer of the DRA were removed using a microscalpel.2015 December 3, “Transmedulla Neurons in the Sky Compass Network of the Honeybee ( Apis mellifera ) Are a Possible Site of Circadian Input”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Forms of microscalpel
| plural | microscalpels |
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Origin of microscalpel
From micro- + scalpel.
Questions about microscalpel
- What does microscalpel mean?
- Microscalpel means a tool used to cut or remove parts of an individual cell.
- What part of speech is microscalpel?
- Microscalpel is a noun.
- What is the plural of microscalpel?
- The plural of microscalpel is microscalpels.
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