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ultraviolet microscopy
[ uhl-truh-vahy-uh-lit mahy-kros-kuh-pee, mahy-kruh-skoh-pee ]
Subclass of:
Microscopy
Definitions related to microscopy, ultraviolet:
  • (ultraviolet microscopy) The study and photographing of microscope specimens in ultraviolet light. It is particularly useful when all parts of the specimen viewed are equally transparent in the visible region. (The Photonics Dictionary)
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Microscopy in which the image is formed by ultraviolet radiation and is displayed and recorded by means of photographic film.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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