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Preferred Name

Light Microscopy

Synonyms

Light Microscopy

Light microscopy (procedure)

LIGHT MICROSCOPY

Definitions

Light Microscopy is a technique for producing visible images of structures or details which are too small to be otherwise seen by the human eye. It involves passing light transmitted through or reflected from the subject through a series of lenses to be detected directly by the eye, imaged on a photographic plate, or captured digitally.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C17995

ALT_DEFINITION

A form of microscopy that involves passing light transmitted through or reflected from the subject through a series of lenses to be detected directly by the eye, imaged on a photographic plate, or captured digitally.

code

C17995

Concept_In_Subset

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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C193006

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C85492

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CDISC

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DEFINITION

Light Microscopy is a technique for producing visible images of structures or details which are too small to be otherwise seen by the human eye. It involves passing light transmitted through or reflected from the subject through a series of lenses to be detected directly by the eye, imaged on a photographic plate, or captured digitally.

FULL_SYN

Light Microscopy

Light microscopy (procedure)

LIGHT MICROSCOPY

label

Light Microscopy

Legacy Concept Name

Light_Microscopy

Preferred_Name

Light Microscopy

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C17995

Semantic_Type

Laboratory Procedure

UMLS_CUI

C0430389

subClassOf

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