Microsection
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A very small section
"Representative images show a the fetal face of a placenta from which an umbilical cord grows as a flexible, spongy-looking, tube-like structure usually around 55 cm or 2 feet, b a transversal section of umbilical cord showing two arteries (A) and one vein (V), and c a Masson’s trichrome staining of a complete umbilical cord microsection."
- 1 To divide into small sections
Example
More examples"Representative images show a the fetal face of a placenta from which an umbilical cord grows as a flexible, spongy-looking, tube-like structure usually around 55 cm or 2 feet, b a transversal section of umbilical cord showing two arteries (A) and one vein (V), and c a Masson’s trichrome staining of a complete umbilical cord microsection."
Etymology
From micro- + section.
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