TERM 1
light microscope
DEFINITION 1
The optical microscope, often referred to as the "light
microscope", is a type of microscope which uses visible light
and a system of lenses to magnify images of small samples.
TERM 2
dark-field microscopy
DEFINITION 2
Dark field microscopy describes microscopy methods, in both
light and electron microscopy, which exclude the unscattered
beam from the image.
TERM 3
Phase contrast microscopy
DEFINITION 3
Phase contrast microscopy is an optical microscopy
technique that converts phase shifts in light passing through
a transparent specimen to brightness changes in the image.
TERM 4
fluorescence microscopy
DEFINITION 4
A fluorescence microscope is an optical microscope that uses
fluorescence and phosphorescence instead of, or in addition
to, reflection and absorption to study properties of organic or
inorganic substances.
TERM 5
bright-field microscopy
DEFINITION 5
Bright field microscopy is the simplest of all the optical
microscopy illumination techniques. Sample illumination is
transmitted white light and contrast in the sample is caused
by absorbance of some of the transmitted light in dense
areas of the sample.
