electron microscopy
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- noun
- /ɪˈlɛktrɒn maɪˈkrɒskəpi/
- Specialized
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microscopía electrónica
- The researchers used electron microscopy to uncover the detailed structure of the cell membranes.
- scanning electron microscopy
- transmission electron microscopy
- tissues for electron microscopy
OK, all right, So what kinds of things in the cell could we look at by electron microscopy?
- OK, all right, So what kinds of things in the cell could we look at by electron microscopy?
- So they, the, the, the viruses often can be viewed and reconstructed through electron microscopy techniques.
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Examples
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The ultra-structural appearance of the tumor with electron microscopy was also consistent with a poorly differentiated carcinoma.
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Using scanning electron microscopy, morphological distinctions were also found in the cell-wall surfaces.
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And we used advanced or he used advanced electron microscopy to image those gold atoms on the surface.
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Various chemicals used to process tissues for electron microscopy can generate hazardous waste.
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The group also studies very small magnetic structures using scanning electron microscopy with polarization analysis.
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No other evident pathological changes were observed in the scanning electron microscopy study.
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However, a ring of FtsZ protein has never been observed directly in bacteria by transmission electron microscopy.
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Diagnosis requires an adequate biopsy for electron microscopy and special stains.
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Finally, the specimens were examined for eversion at the anastomosis site using light and scanning electron microscopy.
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Balayan detected the novel virus by electron microscopy, and the single-stranded RNA virus was characterized in 1989 and sequenced in 1991.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
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The use of a microscope to look at very small things like cells
How Detailed
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'electron' (the particle) with 'microscopy' (the method of viewing tiny structures): it denotes microscopy that uses electrons. Although technical, the noun–noun compound follows a standard compositional pattern common across languages, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Electron microscopy comes from using a beam of electrons, which are very small particles, for microscopy, meaning looking at tiny things with a microscope. So it means 'using electrons to make very large, detailed pictures of very small objects for science and medicine'.