Medical Definition of Phase-contrast microscope

1. A specially constructed microscope that has a special condenser and objective containing a phase-shifting ring whereby small differences in index of refraction are made visible as intensity or contrast differences in the image; particularly useful for examining structural details in transparent specimens such as living or unstained cells and tissues. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phase-contrast Microscope

pharyngotome
pharyngotomy
pharyngotonsillitis
pharyngotympanic groove
pharyngotympanic tube
pharynx
pharynx
pharynxes
Phascogale
Phascolarctos
Phascolarctos cinereus
phascolome
phase
phase
phase-amplitude contrast
phase-contrast microscope (current term)
phaseal
phased
phasedown
phasedowns
phaseollin
phaseolus
Phaseolus
Phaseolus aconitifolius
Phaseolus acutifolius latifolius
Phaseolus angularis
Phaseolus aureus
Phaseolus caracalla
Phaseolus coccineus
Phaseolus limensis

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