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compensated polarizing microscope [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
  • Optical Instruments
CONT

Specifically, what is a compensated polarizing microscope? It is a microscopic system whereby ordinary light is orientated into a single plane, is passed through the crystalline specimen to be examined and is altered by it; these alterations are magnified and colour produced by the compensator and the emerging light is repolarized before reaching the eye.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
  • Instruments d'optique
CONT

L'utilisation du microscope polarisant compensé permet aux cliniciens de faire le diagnostic rapide de certains troubles arthritiques dans un domaine où les test pathognomoniques sont rares.

Spanish

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