Microscope, compound
A microscope that consists of two microscopes in series, the first serving as the ocular lens (close to the eye), and the second serving as the objective lens (close to the object to be viewed).
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- Microscope, electron
A microscope in which an electron beam replaces light to form the image. Electron microscopy (EM) has both pluses (greater magnification and resolution than optical microscopes) and minuses (the observer is not really ‘seeing’ objects, but rather their electron densities, so artifacts may be present).
- Microscope, fluorescent
A microscope that is equipped to examine material that fluoresces under ultraviolet (UV) light.
- Microscope, simple
A microscope that has a single converging lens.
- Microscopic
An object so small it cannot be seen without the aid of microscope (for example, bacteria and viruses).
- Microscopic anatomy
The study of normal structure of an organism under the microscope. Known among medical students simply as ‘micro.’ Also known as histology.