- microincineration
- mi·cro·incineration
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microincineration
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microincineration — Combustion, in a furnace, of organic constituents in a tissue section so that the remaining mineral ash can be examined microscopically. SYN: spodography. * * * mi·cro·in·cin·er·a·tion .mī krō in .sin ə rā shən n a technique employing high… … Medical dictionary
microincineration — | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷+ noun Etymology: micr + incineration : a technique employing high temperatures (as 600 650° C) for driving off the organic constituents of cells or tissue fragments leaving the inorganic matter for chemical identification … Useful english dictionary
spodogram — The pattern of ash residue formed by microincineration of a minute tissue specimen, usually a thin section. [G. spodos, ashes, + gramma, a drawing] … Medical dictionary
spodography — SYN: microincineration. [G. spodos, ashes, + grapho, to write] … Medical dictionary
