Biomicroscope

/ˌbaɪoʊˈmaɪkrəskoʊp/ noun

Definition

A specialized microscope designed to examine living tissue and biological specimens in detail, often while keeping the sample alive.

Etymology

From bio- + microscope (from Greek mikros, 'small' + skopein, 'to view'). Developed in the 20th century when researchers needed to study living organisms under magnification.

Kelly Says

A slit-lamp biomicroscope lets eye doctors examine the cornea of your living eye without harming it—they can spot infections and diseases that would be invisible otherwise!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
生物 መይክroskop
by-o-mee-kro-skop
ARالعربية
ميكروسكوب بيولوجي
mee-kroh-skoob by-o-lo-jee
BNবাংলা
জীব-মাইক্রোস্কোপ
jeev-maye-kro-skop
CACatalà
microscopi bio
mee-kro-sko-pi by-o
CSČeština
biomikroskop
byo-mee-kro-skop
DADansk
biomikroskop
byo-mee-kro-skop
DEDeutsch
Biomikroskop
bīo-mī-kro-skōp
ELΕλληνικά
βιομικροσκόπιο
bee-o-mee-kroh-sko-pee-oh
ESEspañol
biomicroscopio
byo-mee-kroh-sko-pee-oh
FAفارسی
میکروسکوپ بیولوژیک
mee-kro-sko-p by-o-lo-jee-k
FISuomi
biomikroskooppi
byo-mee-kro-sko-ppi
FRFrançais
biomicroscope
bjø-mī-kroh-skōp
GUGU
જીવ-માઇક્રોસ્કોપ
jeev-maye-kro-skop
HAHA
mikroskoba na gida
mee-kro-sko-ba na gee-da
HEעברית
מיקרוסקופ ביולוגי
mee-kro-skop by-o-lo-gee
HIहिन्दी
जीव-सूक्ष्मदर्शी
jeev-sookshm-darshee
HUMagyar
biomikroszkóp
byo-mee-kro-skop
IDBahasa Indonesia
mikroskop bio
mee-kro-skop by-o
IGIG
mikroskóp biọ
mee-kro-skop by-o
ITItaliano
biomicroscopio
byo-mee-kroh-sko-pee-oh
JA日本語
生物顕微鏡
せいぶつ-けんびきょう
KKKK
биомикроскоп
byo-mee-kro-skop
KMKM
មីក្រូស្កុបប្រព័ន្ធ
mee-kro-skup pra-pɔn-th
KO한국어
생물현미경
saengmul-hyeonmikyeong
MRMR
जीव-सूक्ष्मदर्शी
jeev-sookshm-darshee
MSBahasa Melayu
mikroskop bio
mee-kro-skop by-o
MYမြန်မာ
ဘီယိုမီကroskop
bee-yo-mee-kro-skop
NLNederlands
biomicroscoop
byo-mee-kro-skoep
NONorsk
biomikroskop
byo-mee-kro-skop
PAPA
ਜੀਵ-ਮਾਈਕ੍ਰ OSCOP
jeev-maye-kro-skop
PLPolski
mikroskop bio
mee-kro-skop by-o
PTPortuguês
biomicroscópio
bjø-mee-kro-sko-pee-oh
RORomână
biomicroscop
byo-mee-kro-skop
RUРусский
биomicroscope
byo-mee-kroh-skop
SVSvenska
biomikroskop
byo-mee-kro-skop
SWKiswahili
mikroskofu wa biolojia
mee-kro-skofu wa by-o-lo-jee-a
TAதமிழ்
உயிரியல் மைக்ரோஸ்கோப்
uyir-iya-l ma-i-kro-sko-p
TEతెలుగు
జీవ-మైక్రోస్కోప్
jee-va-maye-kro-skop
THไทย
กล้องจุลทรรศน์ชีววิทยา
glɔːŋ t͡ɕuːl tʰaːn tʰaːn t͡ɕʰīːa-wī-tʰaː
TLTL
mikroskopo ng biyolohiya
mee-kro-sko-po ng by-o-lo-hee-ya
TRTürkçe
biyomikroskop
byo-mee-kro-skop
UKУкраїнська
біомікроскоп
bee-o-mee-kro-skop
URاردو
بیو میکروسکوپ
bee-o mee-kro-sko-p
VITiếng Việt
microscope sinh học
my-kro-skop sinh hoc
YOYO
mikroskọp ìṣẹ̀-ẹ̀rọ̀
mee-kro-skop ee-she-e-ro
ZH中文
生物显微镜
shēngwù xiǎn wēijìng
ZUZU
umikroskofu obubesi
oo-mee-kro-skofu oo-boo-be-si

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