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light microscope
[ lahyt mahy-kruh-skohp ]
Definitions related to light microscope:
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A microscope (device to magnify small objects) in which objects are lit directly by white light.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Microscopes and accessories are optical instruments used to enlarge images of specimens, preparations, and cultures for medical purposes. Variations of microscopes and accessories (through a change in the light source) used for medical purposes include the following: (1) Phase contrast microscopes, which permit visualization of unstained preparations by altering the phase relationship of light that passes around the object and through the object. (2) Fluorescense microscopes, which permit examination of specimens stained with fluorochromes that fluoresce under ultraviolet light. (3) Inverted stage microscopes, which permit examination of tissue cultures or other biological specimens contained in bottles or tubes with the light source mounted above the specimen.Standard Product NomenclatureU.S Food & Drug Administration, 2003
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