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Microscopy vs Tomography - What's the difference?

microscopy | tomography |

As nouns the difference between microscopy and tomography

is that microscopy is the study of microscopes, their design and manufacture while tomography is imaging by sections or sectioning.

microscopy

English

(wikipedia microscopy)

Noun

(microscopies)
  • the study of microscopes, their design and manufacture
  • the use of microscopes

    • tomography

    English

    (wikipedia tomography)

    Noun

    (tomographies)
  • Imaging by sections or sectioning.

    • Related terms

    * tomogram

    Derived terms

    * computed tomography * computed axial tomography * echotomography * x-ray computed tomography