Medical Definition of Becke line

1. When the liquid phase of a microscopical mount has arefractive index different from that of the solid phase, a line or narrow band of light can be observed around or just within the outlines of the specimen as the microscope tube is raised or lowered from its position of best focus. The presence of the line indicates the difference in index referred to, and its absence, there-fore, indicates similarity of index between the specimen and its mounting fluid. The Becke line is useful in determining the refractive index of transparent, microscopic particles. (05 Aug 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Becke Line

Beaverbrook
Beavis
Becca
Becher
Bechtel crab
Bechterew's band
Bechterew's disease
Bechterew's nucleus
Bechterew's sign
Bechterew-Mendel reflex
Bechuana
Bechuanaland
Bechuanas
Beck's method
Beck's triad
Becke line (current term)
Becker
Becker's disease
Becker's muscular dystrophy
Becker's nevus
Becker's stain
Becker muscular dystrophy
Becker type muscular dystrophy
Becker type tardive muscular dystrophy
Beckett
Beckettian
Beckham
Beckhamesque
Beckhams
Becki

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