- macrotome
- An instrument for making gross anatomic sections. [macro- + G. tome, cutting]
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mac·ro·tome 'mak-rə-.tōm n an apparatus for making large sections of anatomical specimens* * *
mac·ro·tome (makґro-tōm) [macro- + -tome] an apparatus for cutting large sections of tissue for anatomical study.
Medical dictionary. 2011.