- frozen section
- a section cut by a microtome from tissue that has been frozen.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
frozen section
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section — sec|tion1 [ sekʃən ] noun count *** ▸ 1 part of group ▸ 2 area within place ▸ 3 people in larger group ▸ 4 process of cutting ▸ 5 image of something as if cut 1. ) something, or a group of things, that forms part of a larger group: section of: He … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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