microscopy
(mī‵kros'kŏ-pē 
)
[micro- + -scopy]
Inspection with a microscope.
confocal m.Microscopy that permits high-resolution analysis of serial optical sections (microscopic tomograms) into the depths of tissues or cells.
epiluminescence m.Dermatoscopy.
ABBR: MPM
A means of imaging tissues deep within the body by infrared fluorescence. The technique relies on the absorption of two photons directed into tissues by a pulsed infrared laser. It can be applied to the visualization of tissues beneath the body surface and to optical biopsy.video m.The use of movie-making techniques, such as time-lapse photography, to obtain highly magnified microscopic images of tissues, thereby allowing observation of cellular processes as they occur.
virtual m.Examination of digitally imaged tissue specimens shared over computer networks.