- epimicroscope
- A microscope with a condenser built around the objective; used for the investigation of opaque, or only slightly translucent, minute specimens. SYN: opaque microscope.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
epimicroscope
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Microscope — An optical instrument that augments the power of the eye to see small objects. The name microscope was coined by Johannes Faber (1574 1629) who in 1628 borrowed from the Greek to combined micro , small with skopein, to view. Although the first… … Medical dictionary
opaque microscope — a microscope with vertical illumination or with the condenser built around the objective (epimicroscope) for viewing opaque specimens … Medical dictionary
