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Microtome vs Microsome - What's the difference?

microtome | microsome |

As nouns the difference between microtome and microsome

is that microtome is a special instrument that produces very thin slices of plant and animal tissues, for later examination by light microscope or electron microscope while microsome is a vesicle formed as an artifact of cell disruption.

As a verb microtome

is to cut into sections using a microtome.

microtome

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A special instrument that produces very thin slices of plant and animal tissues, for later examination by light microscope or electron microscope.

    • Verb

    (microtom)
  • To cut into sections using a microtome

    • microsome

    English

    (wikipedia microsome)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A vesicle formed as an artifact of cell disruption

    • References

    * http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2007/MB_cgi?mode=&term=Microsomes&field=entry