Laboratory Procedure
cryoultramicrotomy
Subclass of:
Microtomy
Definitions related to cryoultramicrotomy:
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The technique of using a cryostat or freezing microtome, in which the temperature is regulated to -20 degrees Celsius, to cut ultrathin frozen sections for microscopic (usually, electron microscopic) examination.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(frozen section diagnosis) A method for rapid diagnosis that uses a frozen tissue sample rather than a chemically fixed sample.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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