microsection

noun, verb — 2 senses

microsection

noun

Etymology From micro- + section.

1

A very small section

  • Representative images show a the fetal face of a placenta from which an umbilical cord grows as a flexible, spongy-looking, tube-like structure usually around 55 cm or 2 feet, b a transversal section of umbilical cord showing two arteries (A) and one vein (V), and c a Masson’s trichrome staining of a complete umbilical cord microsection.2015 July 2, Santiago Roura et al., “The role and potential of umbilical cord blood in an era of new therapies: a review”, in Stem Cell Research & Therapy, volume 6, →DOI:

microsection

verb

Etymology From micro- + section.

1

To divide into small sections

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