Definition of Phase contrast microscopy

1. Noun. A form of light microscopy in which small differences in refractive index of a transparent specimen are converted into amplitude (contrast) differences in the final image. ¹

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Medical Definition of Phase contrast microscopy

1. A simple nonquantitative form of interference micoscopy of great utility in visualising live cells. Small differences in optical path length due to differences in refractive index and thickness of structures are visualised as differences in light intensity. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phase Contrast Microscopy

phase-shift keying
phase I
phase II
phase III
phase III clinical trial
phase II block
phase II clinical trial
phase IV
phase IV clinical trials
phase I block
phase I clinical trial
phase angle
phase change
phase contrast
phase contrast microscope
phase contrast microscopy (current term)
phase diagram
phase encoding
phase function
phase functions
phase image
phase in
phase inverter
phase modulation
phase modulator
phase modulators
phase of cell division
phase of the moon
phase out
phase plate

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