Xylotomy

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English

Etymology

From Greek ξύλον (xylon) "wood" and τομία (tomia) "cutting"

Noun

xylotomy

1. ((botany{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})): the art of preparing sections of wood (as by means of a microtome) for microscopic examination