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Results 1 - 10 of 179 for Microscope
  1. Minimal change disease 
    ... this damage is not visible under a regular microscope. It can only be seen under a very powerful microscope called an electron microscope. Minimal change disease is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000496.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Pinworm eggs (image) 
    ... The eggs may be easily seen under a microscope. To obtain a sample, a piece of cellophane ... and the tape is then stuck to a microscope slide. The eggs can be viewed under the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/1004.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Skin lesion biopsy 
    ... removed so it can be examined under a microscope. The skin is tested to look for skin ... One of the biopsies is examined under the microscope, the other is sent to the lab for ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003840.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Mohs micrographic surgery 
    ... the tumor. Look at the tissue under a microscope. Check for cancer. If there is still cancer ... another layer and look at that under the microscope. Keep repeating this procedure until there is no ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007634.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Gleason grading system 
    ... taken from the prostate and examined under the microscope. The Gleason grading system refers to how abnormal ... Gleason score. When looking at cells under the microscope, the doctor assigns a number (or grade) to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000920.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Basal cell skin cancer 
    ... sent to a lab for examination under a microscope. A skin biopsy must be done to confirm ... skin and looking at it immediately under a microscope, then removing additional layers of skin until there ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000824.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Squamous cell skin cancer 
    ... sent to a lab for examination under a microscope. A skin biopsy must be done to confirm ... skin and looking at it immediately under a microscope, then removing layers of skin until there are ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000829.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Trichorrhexis nodosa 
    ... Americans, looking at the scalp area using a microscope shows that the hair breaks off at the ... of your hairs will be checked under a microscope or with a special magnifier usually used by ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001449.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Gram stain of tissue biopsy 
    ... placed in a very thin layer on a microscope slide. The specimen is stained with crystal violet ... more processing before it is examined under the microscope for bacteria. The characteristic appearance of the bacteria, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003453.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Pericardial fluid Gram stain 
    ... spread in a very thin layer on a microscope slide. This is called a smear. A series ... specialist looks at the stained slide under the microscope, checking for the presence of bacteria. The color, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003719.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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