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Microscopy MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Microscopy
Tree Number(s)
E01.370.350.515
E05.595
H01.671.617.562
Unique ID
D008853
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008853
Annotation
do not index here routinely for histol & cytol studies: Manual 26.12+
Scope Note
The use of instrumentation and techniques for visualizing material and details that cannot be seen by the unaided eye. It is usually done by enlarging images, transmitted by light or electron beams, with optical or magnetic lenses that magnify the entire image field. With scanning microscopy, images are generated by collecting output from the specimen in a point-by-point fashion, on a magnified scale, as it is scanned by a narrow beam of light or electrons, a laser, a conductive probe, or a topographical probe.
Entry Term(s)
Compound Microscopy
Hand-Held Microscopy
Light Microscopy
Optical Microscopy
Simple Microscopy
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2017/07/12
Microscopy Preferred
Optical Microscopy Broader
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