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microscalpel en · NOUN

Etymology

From micro- + scalpel.

Meanings

1. A tool used to cut or remove parts of an individual cell.
   • To stain photoreceptors of the dorsal rim area, the cornea and crystalline cone layer of the DRA were removed using a microscalpel. 2015 December 3, “Transmedulla Neurons in the Sky Compass Network of the Honeybee ( Apis mellifera ) Are a Possible Site of Circadian Input”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
   • Each incision can be aided by first "scoring" the ectoderm repeatedly (3-10 times) by dragging the cutting tip of the microscalpel along the surface (Fig. 2B). 1997, Methods in Muscle Biology, page 16:

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